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Future Fund assets drop to $194.4bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
Future Fund assets slipped almost by 5% to $194.4 billion from its $203.6 billion December peak. The Australian sovereign wealth fund reported a 3.1% drop in its return for three months to June and a 1.2% decline from $196.8 billion over last year. ...

Are Australia's wealthiest tight-fisted?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
The Centre for Social Impact's report investigating trends in Australians' income and philanthropic giving has found that although top-end wealth has grown, giving has lagged. Australia has the world's second highest median level of wealth and the fourth ...

Platinum remains positive despite net profit loss

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
While the asset manager realised an 8.6% loss in funds under management for the year to June 30 and will soon farewell Kerr Neilson, the firm's outlook is positive. Platinum saw a 38% net profit after tax loss, down to $101 million. The profit slide ...

Calls for greater efforts to close gender pay, super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
The latest gender indicators from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that the pay gap between men's and women's salaries has persisted, leading to greater super balance disparity. The ABS said the difference in full-time earnings between ...

What's missing for advisers: Atchison Consultants

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
According to Atchison Consultants principal Kevin Toohey, financial advisers have a unique challenge in applying a passive, broad-based approach to constructing the defensive part of a client's portfolio. Referring to the composition of the Bloomberg ...

Strong wage growth lags inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and employment minister Tony Burke said they are pleased to see strong wages growth but noted it's still well short of inflation. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the Wage Price Index rose 2.6% in the year to June ...

Magellan reports NPAT, FUM slide

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
Magellan has reported a drop in its adjusted net profit after tax and declared a significantly lower dividend. Magellan has reported a 3% drop in its adjusted NPAT to $399.7 million. Last year it was $412.4 million. Its average funds under management ...

Lutheran Super merger imminent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
After significant delays, Lutheran Super is expected to confirm its merger partner later this month. In January, Lutheran Super said it had identified a preferred merger partner, having reviewed a shortlist of three funds. At the time, the fund anticipated ...

Competition for adviser relationships fierce: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
In a hotly contested platform space, competition for adviser relationships is fierce, according to part two of Investment Trends' latest Adviser Technology Needs Report. The report found the percentage of new inflows by advisers through platforms decreased ...

BlackRock, Coinbase partner on crypto offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
BlackRock will make cryptocurrency available to institutional investors through a partnership with Coinbase. The investment giant selected Coinbase to provide its institutional clients with direct access to crypto, starting with Bitcoin, and the market ...