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CFS targets adviser market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
With a $430 million funding boost, Colonial First State hopes to capture a bigger slice of the financial adviser market. Upon announcing that Commonwealth Bank relinquished its 55% stake as of yesterday, CFS unveiled its grand plan to transform operationally ...

Aware Super, VISSF finalise merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
Aware Super has completed the successor fund transfer with the Victorian Independent Schools Superannuation Fund (VISSF). From today, VISSF members are now part of Aware Super, with the latter now supporting more than 200,000 members in the education ...

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
State Street Global Advisors will roll out enhancements to four of its SPDR ETFs and, in the process, give Australian investors access to an ESG-focused global real estate ETF and reduced carbon emissions emerging markets ETF for the first time. From ...

Retirees require 3.3% drawdown: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
New Morningstar research recommends retirees should drop the 4% withdrawal rate to 3.3% for a balanced portfolio. Using the 3.3% rate over a 30-year time horizon, Morningstar found that newly minted retirees cannot safely withdraw 4% of their initial ...

Flows to SRI ETFs boom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
New research has found global flows to socially responsible investment (SRI) equities ETFs almost doubled between 2020 and 2021. According to Zenith's 2021 International Shares Sector Report, SRI- themed ETFs in October 2021 had funds under management ...

APRA finalises new bank capital framework

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has finalised its new bank capital framework, designed to strengthen levels of capital and align Australian standards with the internationally agreed Basel III requirements. The new regime, which ...

Hostplus, Intrust merger complete

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
Hostplus and Intrust Super have finalised their merger, as first reported by Financial Standard in May. Intrust transitioned over 90,000 members, 25,000 employer clients, and $3 billion in funds under management to Hostplus, effectively taking the latter's ...

Bell Asset Management launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
Leaning into the ever-growing interest in sustainable investing, Bell Asset Management has launched a new fund. The Bell Global Sustainable Fund is an ESG fund for Australian retail and wholesale investors. The fund is an actively managed, concentrated ...

Perpetual launches active ETFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
Perpetual Asset Management Australia launched one active ETF and is gearing up to launch a second. The Perpetual Ethical SRI Fund (Managed Fund) (ASX: GIVE) commenced trading on the ASX today. GIVE is the first in what Perpetual says is a suite of Active ...

Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
Out of (South) Africa Just when citizens of Planet Earth were beginning to enjoy their new-found freedom - through herd immunity, increased vaccinations and/or learning to live with Delta - comes a new kid in town. And it's name is Omicron. The discovery ...