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AMP North partners with Sandstone Insights

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
... firm's manager John Meagher expressed his enthusiasm around the partnership. "We are excited to collaborate with North as they push the boundaries of innovation to bring forth superior products and services," he said. Meanwhile, AMP group executive ...

Insurance firms defy inflationary shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
Life and general insurance companies are withstanding the shocks of inflation as investors look to the sector as a shield from wider economic uncertainties. Financial advice firms that specialise in life insurance are experiencing solid demand from ...

Equip Super sets sights on being different

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
The $30 billion superannuation fund is firmly in its growth era, consolidating its multiple brands and products and unveiling a new look that it hopes will help achieve its ambitious plan of being "a different type of fund." Two years on from its official ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary issue?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
ESG alone cannot drive value creation, but ESG integration can be used to gain competitive advantage, according to Prequin. The investment data company's latest survey of limited partners featured in Preqin's ESG in Alternatives 2023 report ...

CBA staff head to Fair Work over WFH policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
The Finance Sector Union will front the Fair Work Commission on behalf of Commonwealth Bank staff, fighting the banking giant's mandate that staff be in the office 50% of the time. At the end of May, CBA told staff that they would be required to work ...

Australian ETF industry crosses $150bn milestone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
The ETF industry in Australia has surpassed $150 billion in funds under management, bolstered by net inflows of $4.8 billion since the start of 2023. Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur highlighted that ETF adoption among Australian investors is ...

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... borrowing through £28 billion a year of unfunded spending commitments, as some are suggesting, would entrench inflation and push up interest rates," he said. "These reforms, conversely, unlock capital from the private sector delivering growth not by ...

Equity managed funds in record outflows: Calastone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
Investors abandoned unlisted managed equity funds in record amounts in the June quarter, data from Calastone reveals, as they look to cash and fixed interest for security. Some $2.8 billion is the largest outflow Calastone has recorded in the last five ...

Wage increases shouldn't equal rate hikes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... month's inflation dip should prompt a pause, but Conroy remained clear on his view. "This idea that there is a need to push interest rates up higher will simply bring on a recession," he said. "Phil Lowe [just deliberately wants] to give the middle ...

ART delivers 10% for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
Despite the lull in the property and private equity sectors, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) handed in a 10% return for its balanced option following a bumper share market revival. The Super Savings Balanced, which most of the ART's 2.2 million ...