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The four Ds to watch in the decades to come: La Trobe

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... to accommodate that... and here in Australia, we have that as well in the form of the fledgling Future Made in Australia plans," Watson explained. These first three themes are helping pave the way for the fourth and final major theme - "debanking" - ...

MLC investment chief shares portfolio plans

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
MLC chief investment officer Dan Farmer has told an investment forum that while there have been times when diversifying felt like sacrificing returns, it's now being rewarded. For equity markets, a big driver of portfolio returns, Farmer said that MLC ...

UK announces new Pension Schemes Bill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
The UK government plans to introduce a 'value for money' test for workplace pension schemes and mandate them to offer retirement products, as it looks to ensure Brits retire with more. A new Pension Schemes Bill, announced in a speech by King ...

Apex partners with Novigi

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
... Carlyle Group and Goldman Sachs recently announced they injected over $1.66 billion into Apex Group to support its growth plans. The commitments were made via Carlyle's global credit business and Goldman Sachs Private Credit, committing to Holdco ...

Invartis enters Australian market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
Strategic consulting firm Invartis is expanding into Australia with plans to provide services to support superannuation funds and wealth managers. The new office will be set up in Melbourne and Nigel Jansz has been named as country head - Invartis Australia ...

Global X launches currency hedged version of FANG+ ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... investors solutions that engage with these "transformative" and "long-term structural trends." Global X also flagged that it plans to launch a currency hedged physical gold ETF later this quarter. Earlier this year, the company launched its Global X ...

Brighter Super launches Retire Easy Pension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... existing strategy. Outlining other elements of its new retirement income strategy, over the next two years Brighter Super plans to launch a Flexible Bucket Strategy Pension. This product is designed to reduce longevity risk, and will offer members and ...

Retirement Income Covenant still weak: APRA, ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... shrugged off the urgency to offer robust retirement income strategies and failed to integrate this mandate into their business plans. The Retirement Income Covenant, which was mandated on 1 July 2022, requires trustees to design a strategy for retirees ...

DASH secures $20m investment from Bailador

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... DASH has secured a $20 million investment from Bailador Technology Investments. The advice technology solutions company plans to use the funding to accelerate its software and platform technology while expanding its team. DASH aims to grow its workforce ...

APRA: RSE licensees show 'common areas of weakness'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... interests," the letter said. CPS 190 requires licensees to contemplate events that may threaten their financial viability, develop plans to ensure they are able to successfully navigate these events, and maintain any capabilities needed to deploy these ...