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Future Fund cleared to manage select asset classes in-house

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
Future Fund chair Greg Combet said that the $300 billion sovereign wealth fund has received the green light from the government to manage a portion of its portfolio internally, speaking at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) event ...

Global economic uncertainty the main priority: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
Freshly re-elected Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the "immediate focus" of the government is tackling global economic uncertainty because of US President Donald Trump's tariffs. Speaking with the ABC after the election win, Chalmers said he is ...

Underperforming managers in China could see pay halved

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
The markets regulator in China is threatening to slash the pay of fund managers by 50% if they underperform their benchmarks as part of a shake-up of the US$4.6 trillion mutual fund industry, according to a report. A Bloomberg article shows that the ...

Why the RBA should not cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Barrenjoey chief economist Jo Masters believes the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should hold off on making an interest rate cut today. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney, Masters said that while the market is pricing ...

Dexus terminates Core Property Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
The Dexus Core Property Fund has been terminated following a strategic review. The Trust Company, which serves as responsible entity, has determined that the Dexus Core Property Fund can no longer meet its investment objective. As a result, the fund ...

Super funds set renewables targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has welcomed the decision at a recent Treasury investor roundtable to progress work towards encouraging greater investment in Australia's renewables transition. The roundtable was for the Net ...

Coalition urges super funds to push for QAR reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
The shadow minister for financial services Luke Howarth has called on attendees to the ASFA conference to put pressure on the Albanese government to legislate reforms from the Quality of Advice Review (QAR). "Sadly, the Labor government has been slow ...

Global equity, AREIT managers biggest underperformers: S&P Dow Jones

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
Australian global equity and AREIT fund managers prove to be the biggest underperformers over the long term as more than 86% lag the index, an S&P Dow Jones Indices report finds. Australian fund managers, who invest in general global equities, continue ...

ACTU slams plans to Americanise the superannuation system

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has criticised comments made by shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, claiming they reveal the "Coalition's dream of dismantling super." In a speech at the University of Sydney on Wednesday, Taylor said a collapse ...

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
The S&P Dow Jones SPIVA Global Scorecard has revealed another tough year for active management in 2024. Initially covering just US-domiciled funds, nine regional year-end scorecards now cover active performance in funds operating in markets in Australia ...