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Sustainability will send some broke: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Efforts to become more sustainable will challenge many firms and perhaps even bankrupt some, experts from MFS Investment Management have noted. In a new research note, MFS global investment strategist Robert Almeida and research analyst Robert Wilson ...

MySuper heatmap offers few surprises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
The annual MySuper heatmap shows 45% of products delivered returns below benchmark this year but there are few surprises, with most being the same products that failed the performance test. The regulator has also shared which funds came close to failing ...

What you read in 2021

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
In another year of lockdowns and uncertainty, Financial Standard 's most read stories show all eyes were on the changing nature of the superannuation sector. Industry consolidation and the Your Future, Your Super performance test underscore the ...

APRA, ASIC provide annual update

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have released their annual engagement update for 2021. Reinforcing Australia's twin peaks model of regulation, the agencies said they ...

Knight Frank releases 2022 outlook

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
Knight Frank has released its Outlook 2022 Report, which looks at its predictions and major themes driving the Australian property market next year. The report covers everything from the industrial, commercial, office and residential markets, as well ...

CFS extends SimCorp partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Colonial First State has re-signed with SimCorp to provide back-office support as it overhauls its systems. CFS will migrate its platform and data management to Datacare, SimCorp's cloud-based data management service, after announcing it received a ...

Cbus strengthens in-house investment team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
With the percentage of assets managed in-house at Cbus heading towards 40%, the super fund has made a raft of appointments in support and announced the retirement of its head of private markets. Cbus chief investment officer Kristian Fok announced the ...

PIMCO revives local LIT plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
After almost two years of delay, PIMCO is planning to launch its first Australian listed investment trust in March next year. PIMCO, which has been managing listed funds globally for about 25 years, said the new offering will seek to address Australian ...

Aussies less confident about retirement age

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Australians are less optimistic about retiring at their desired age compared to their global counterparts, a new study shows. The latest Global Defined Contribution Participant Survey by MFS Investment Management of 4000 respondents found that only ...

State Super sets net zero targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
State Super is committing to an ambitious net zero target, which includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its portfolio by 45% come 2030. In a plan formulated with TCorp and Mercer, State Super is looking to achieve net zero status across its ...