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Australia lags in global fund disclosure: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... relatively stable interest rate?" it said. "The regulations call for a semi-annual disclosure and don't cover managed funds themselves. Unless the fund is a related party to an Australian registrable superannuation entity and managing superannuation ...

Super funds must prioritise member experience: Consultant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
A global technology and HR consultancy is urging superannuation funds to shift to experience-led organisations, amid changing member expectations. Bharat Bathi, the lead of Wipro HR Services' retirement services division, says "it's not an option ...

US default risk: Are credit default swaps signalling trouble?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... ceiling isn't raised? Abad introduced the concept of the "x-date", the estimated date when the US would exhaust its funds to meet its obligations, with the debt ceiling currently not raised. Should the debt ceiling not be raised by the x-date, he ...

Former Mason Stevens chief sells boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... line-up will consist of ALC Global Credit Fund, ALC Active Australian Equity Fund and ALC Active Global Equity Fund. All three funds will be issued by EQT and the product issuer and AL Capital as the investment manager," he said. Hua helped established ...

Super fund ASX dominance stable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
Superannuation funds have maintained a steady foothold in Australian equities, owning 38% of the market capitalisation, new research from Rainmaker finds. This is broadly in line with the 37% ownership super funds held at the end of March 2021, split ...

E&P Investments hands over RE mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... unitholder votes, to be held on June 19 and 27, it noted. If successful, the mandate would add a collective $1.68 billion to K2's funds under management and advice. "This growth cements the extensive investment in the RE/Trustee pillar of the business," ...

AustralianSuper mistake spurs call for regulatory intervention

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) is urging all superannuation funds to review their account handling processes in the wake of AustralianSuper refunding $70 million to approximately 100,000 members who held multiple accounts with the fund. Last week ...

Cbus, EISS Super finalise merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... now manages more than $80 billion in retirement savings. The completion of the merger comes about 18 months on from the funds signing a Memorandum of Understanding in December 2021. This followed EISS Super being told by APRA that it must merge, as well ...

Super fund members eye change

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
The superannuation industry is witnessing a 13-year peak in members' intention to switch funds, according to the latest Super member engagement report by Investment Trends. The report revealed that this surge in switching intention aligns with a substantial ...

Absolute-return bond funds fail ambitious returns: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
An analysis of absolute-return bond fund managers found that they have "ambitious" returns as only one in seven strategies meet their objectives. The Morningstar research found that most absolute-return bond managers will not always provide positive ...