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Ninety-seven super products fail performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
Of the 97 products to fail this year's superannuation performance test, 96 are trustee-directed products - 75% of which are issued by the same four trustees. Released this morning, the 2023 performance test marks the first time trustee-directed ...

UniSuper rides tech tailwinds to strong returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
UniSuper achieved double-digit returns for FY23, revealing the shares that helped get it there and those that held it back. With more than $120 billion in assets under management, the fund returned 10.3% to members invested in the default Balanced option ...

iPartners launches property credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
The alternatives fund manager has launched a strategy to wholesale investors that targets secured real estate loans located in Australia and New Zealand. iPartners' Property Credit Fund is capped at a $50 million raise before first close, with iPartners ...

Adopt QAR recommendations now: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy says the government is stalling the implementation of the recommendations set out in her final report. The 267-page report, initially released to government in December, included 13 primary recommendations ...

Advice group chief fakes exam result, banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
The chief executive of a North Sydney financial advice group is permanently banned by ASIC for faking his Financial Adviser Exam results. In December 2021, Bluepoint Consulting chief executive and co-founder Todd Karamian altered the result on his Financial ...

TCorp appoints real assets head

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
James Murray has been appointed to head of real assets and private markets at TCorp. Having worked with TCorp since 2015, Murray previously held roles such as senior portfolio manager, diversified funds, defensive assets and credit, and acting head ...

Perceived complexity hinders ag allocations

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
While it's one of the oldest asset classes in the book, most Australian investors remain underweight in allocating towards agriculture, according to iPartners director of capital markets Toby Harpham. Hosting a panel of experts at the iPartners ...

iPartners welcomes first NZ hire

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
iPartners has appointed Thom Bentley as its director head of capital markets in New Zealand. Bentley, who officially joined last Thursday, is the first local hire made by the Australian alternatives investor and will be based in Queenstown. Going forward ...

HUB24 names new Class chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
The former group executive for retirement and investment solutions at MLC will soon become chief executive of SMSF administrator Class. Tim Steele will take over the top job on August 1, replacing HUB24 director of strategic development Jason Entwhistle ...

Bravura to welcome new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
A former director of corporate superannuation at AMP will take over as chief executive and managing director of Bravura Solutions. After 15 years with the company, Nick Parsons will step down as chief executive. On his decision, he said: "During my ...