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Almost half of HESTA members retire involuntarily

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... superannuation balances due to part-time work or career breaks to raise families. In addition, many women also find themselves in early or unplanned retirement to care for ageing or unwell family members. "Almost 80% of our members are women and they ...

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... over time.," Underwood said. The Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for Australia more than doubled from the recent low in early 2024 to the current reading in early 2025, the report said. This has continued a longer-running trend which has seen the average ...

MLC Life recruits merger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... Bank from 25 industry funds. MoutsatsosI successfully delivered all synergies and integration delivery objectives one year early and under budget. He has also held senior transformation roles at Telstra and BHP. MLC Life chief customer and strategy officer ...

Fixed income drives managed fund surge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... net inflows notably directed to ESG-focused funds, setting Australia apart from global markets," Lee said. "While it's too early to tell if Australia is countering the ESG cooling trend, for now, ESG appears to remain a critical factor in asset alloc ...

Magellan Financial Group 'redemption risks heightened'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... said this aligns with historical precedent, when the chief executive and chief investment officer departed in late 2021 and early 2022 leading to huge redemptions. Morningstar has slashed its fair value estimate to $8.90 per share from $10.20, saying ...

FundBase to launch platform for retail access to private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... investment of $5000 - compared to the traditional $100,000 entry point for wholesale investors. A pilot program will be launched early this year with select venture capital, private equity, and alternative asset managers looking to raise funds. Notably ...

TenCap hedge fund eyes $3bn AUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... outperform across all sectors both on the long and short side. "But I make money a lot of time from large caps, because of being early. One of the things that we pride ourselves on is being early in a trend, whether it's a structural trend or whether ...

ASX taps Westpac NZ chief risk officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... years. He also enjoyed various stints at Microsoft, the Boston Consulting Group and Capital One Financial Corporation in the early stages of his career. Speaking on the appointment, ASX managing director and chief executive Helen Lofthouse is pleased ...

Canadian pension fund names new CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... fund's private markets subsidiary. Patrick Charbonneau has been appointed chief investment officer of PSP Investments. From early next month, he will oversee the manager's C$265 billion ($380 billion) portfolio design, overall investment strategy ...

AustralianSuper welcomes AI tech competition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... Gleeson said. "The US market has become reliant on big tech to drive returns in the last few years. It's perhaps a little early to call an end to the AI market narrative, but investors should be mindful that the US market is far broader than just big ...