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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 ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) managed the two best-performing MySuper options over the year to March 31. The wealth management and superannuation provider's head of equities Ben Lam explains the "art and science" behind its recently evolved manager ...

Prime Super calls time on sustainable option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
Prime Super will remove the SRI Balanced option from its investments lineup, saying its performance failed to meet expectations. The $8 billion industry superannuation fund will close the option on June 4, it confirmed. "After a period of observation ...

NAB MySuper class action settlement approved

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
The Federal Court approved the $65 million settlement that was reached in December. At the end of 2024, MLC Super Fund, NULIS Nominees and MLC Nominees agreed to settle the class action that was brought against it for deferring the transition of members ...

Macquarie raked over the coals again by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
Macquarie Securities, the broking arm of Macquarie Group, has been sued by ASIC for allegedly engaging in repeated and systemic misleading conduct in its short sale reporting to the market operator, supposedly misreporting millions of trades over 14 ...

Bain Capital backs out of Insignia takeover race

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
With the exit of Bain Capital, it leaves one potential buyer left in the takeover talks that have now spanned more than six months. In an ASX announcement this morning, Insignia Financial confirmed that Bain Capital is "unable to proceed" with a binding ...

Former Qualitas duo launch funds management shop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
Former Qualitas duo Manuel Paraskevos and Ethan Dixon have opened Poinsettia Capital, a Brisbane-based advisory and funds management firm that provides tailored debt and equity finance for mid-market residential projects in South-East Queensland. The ...

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 ...

TPD claim settlements take 'considerably longer': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
New group insurance research finds that total permanent disability (TPD) claims are taking much longer to process, while death claims appear to have more efficient processes in place. According to Rainmaker's latest benchmarking data, a total of ...

Third Link adds three underlying Aussie equity managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
The investment manager of the Third Link Growth Fund has added three new Australian equity managers to its underlying portfolio to enhance the fund's active manager lineup, while broadening diversification and bolstering long-term returns. Australian ...