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Future Fund to hire 70 for investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... even as low interest rates affect returns from various asset classes and reflation fears make a comeback. Arndt said majority of the hires are likely to be in Melbourne, where Future Fund is based with the rest in Sydney as required. Earlier in the hearings ...

Female CFPs more invested in financial planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... who are not qualified CFPs (35%). "Female CFP professionals are as likely as their male colleagues to generate the majority of practice revenue (68%) from fee-based investment management. This investment management style indicates that they are primarily ...

Institutional mandates shrink

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... from institutional investors, mostly across local and global equities. IFM Investors was next, winning $2.5 billion. Majority of this was across international equities and alternatives ($1 billion each), with smaller wins in cash, fixed income and Australian ...

Challenger to change annuity pricing

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... billion of annuities in the quarter, which was 165% higher than previous corresponding period's $979 million. Majority of the annuities sales came from domestic fixed-term sales ($1.39 billion) with small contributions from domestic lifetime ($107 ...

Super runs out before death: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
New research claims that the majority of Australians deplete their superannuation savings before death, countering the Retirement Income Review's findings. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) claims that most retirees run out ...

APRA gains traction on superannuation data project

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... decisions and the outcomes they deliver to all their members." Superannuation funds will be required to submit the majority of the new data from September but APRA is allowing trustees to defer submission of some less critical data for a year, as per ...

COVID-19 spurs robo-advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... advisers, citing a lack of trust and varying degrees of competence from humans that fall short of their expectations. The majority of consumers (67%) trust robots more than humans to help manage their personal finances, the global survey of 9000 respondents ...

APAC lagging on net zero goal: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... governments, regulators, the corporate sector, and individuals all playing a part. "This survey shows that the vast majority of investors are committed to tackling climate change, which is a promising sign," Van Hassel said. "Yet it has also revealed ...

Sunsuper, QSuper confirm merger will go ahead

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... Queensland government as a major employer within the fund." The merged fund will be headquartered in Brisbane where the majority of management and staff will be based.

Women boost SMSF balances

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... transfers. SMSF members paid a total of $3.7 billion in administration and operating expenses for their funds. The majority of SMSFs are based in New South Wales (32.8%), followed by Victoria (30.9%), Queensland (17%), Western Australia (9.4%), South ...