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American private debt fund eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
A private debt manager with stellar past returns, is eyeing local superannuation funds as it starts to raise for a new fund. Victory Park Capital, headquartered in Chicago, is best known in the US for lending to financial services companies, focused ...

Banking sector losses continue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... around a $5.7 billion loss, due to a 21% fall in its brand value due to the banks inability to repair its brand in the public eye. "Shortly after Westpac began to rebuild its reputation, following the Royal Commission scandal, the brand has been plagued ...

Aussie investment gurus delve into alternatives

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
Australia's investment elite are backing alternatives over the coming year and a half, with an eye towards mitigating market volatility and generating solid returns. Real assets such as infrastructure and real estate continue to be the Australian investor's ...

Sydney beats Dubai on most expensive cities list

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... Wealth and Lifestyle Report 2020. It is the world's most expensive city to fly out of business class and to get laser eye surgery in. A large number of items hover around the global average. But its rich enjoy the best deals on luxury watches, jewellery ...

MLC Life Insurance under review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... total gross assets, as of 31 December 2018. In May, Financial Standard reported NAB and Nippon Life were having trouble seeing eye to eye on whether MLC should be spun out as a standalone entity. The disagreement stemmed from disputing contractual ob ...

The super choice of the super wealthy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JAN 2020
An $83 billion super fund is the pick of the bunch for wealthy Australians, according to new research from Roy Morgan. The research focused on identifying Australia's top premium brands and concluded that UniSuper was the fund of choice for the ...

18 misconceptions about FASEA code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... person who said this was perhaps confusing 'value for money' with esoteric concepts like 'beauty', which truly are in the eye of the beholder," he said. Brokerage, asset-based fees and commissions are up in the air FASEA proposes to prohibit brokerage ...

Superestate eyes property mandates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
Superestate is looking to expand its presence beyond superannuation offerings, with an eye to managing direct residential property mandates for large investors. Superestate chief executive Grant Brits has revealed the future of the firm will lie in ...

Super Fund of the Year named

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... winners are selected based on quantitative and qualitative research, including long-term profiling of the super industry and an eye toward current trends in the super industry. The full list of winners is available below: Fund of the Year AustralianSuper ...

ASIC eyes claims handling

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
Total and permanent disability insurance and the claims handling processes of insurers are well within ASIC's sights. Following the release of an ASIC review into TPD which found significant, industry wide problems with product design and claims handling ...