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Super funds covet more global equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
Superannuation funds substantially upped holdings in global equities but scaled back on cash, as well as local fixed income and equities in the second half of 2024, new analysis from J.P. Morgan shows. The latest Super Fund Manager Radar note shows ...

RBA cut expected, but then what?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to cut interest rates when it meets next week by 25 basis points, bringing the official cash rate down to 3.85%. However, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird said he is not expecting any ...

Relaxed superannuation preservation rules will sink returns: Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... rules were made. It said funds would need to reassess their structural illiquidity exposure, in particularly, increasing cash holdings to offset the continuous sale of assets for withdrawals. A sustained policy change to preservation rules would create ...

FTX creditors await US$5bn distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... details on our findings that FTX Group failed to implement appropriate controls in areas that were critical for safeguarding cash and crypto assets. FTX Group was tightly controlled by a small group of individuals who falsely claimed to manage FTX Group ...

Hearts & Minds appoints operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... as a partnerships manager, she did a two-year stint at Iress as a client account manager following five years at UBS in a cash equities support role. Hearts and Minds focuses on generating long-term capital growth by investing in high-conviction ideas ...

Vanguard ETFs claim first, second, and third place for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... Fund (Open Class) (Managed Fund) saw the most outflows (-$92.4 million), followed by the Betashares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (-$90.5 million), and the VanEck MSCI International Small Companies Quality ETF ($64.1 million). Magellan's year-to-date ...

Panic selling of SMSF assets 'totally unnecessary'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... after-tax efficiency of a portfolio. "They help preserve capital, particularly in accumulation phase, and generate valuable cash refunds in pension phase. These benefits matter more than ever when a second layer of tax is introduced," he said. Treasurer ...

Bain Capital backs out of Insignia takeover race

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... obligations," the statement read. Bain Capital initially placed a takeover bid to acquire all of Insignia's shares at $4 cash per share late last year ; the offer was subsequently rejected. In the beginning of the year, CC Capital Partners expressed ...

AMP, intelliflo introduce dashboard enhancements for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
AMP and intelliflo have announced a suite of enhancements on their respective systems to offer better efficiency for advisers. Following the introduction of the AI FileNote assistant in March, AMP has brought a newly-enhanced Actively Management Dashboard ...

HCF Life fined $750k for misleading contract term

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... person in the circumstances would not have been aware of the condition. The four policies issued under Recover products were Cash Back, Cover Smart Term Insurance, Income Assist Insurance and Income Protect Insurance. In the verdict handed down yesterday ...