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Barwon adds to healthcare fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... he is pleased with the recent acquisitions. "These acquisitions represent a strong investment for BHPF, underpinning the funds selective investments in stable and quality healthcare real estate across Australia" he said. "Healthcare real estate has been ...

Super funds are ready for RIC: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... fast-approaching Retirement Income Covenant (RIC) deadline. According to research conducted by CoreData, Australian super funds are ready to publish the retirement income strategies needed to comply with the new legislation. The research accessed super ...

ASIC obtains orders to freeze assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... approximately $2.5 million from Australian investors based on false and misleading statements. This includes suggesting their funds would be invested in property and cryptocurrency. ASIC said it procured the orders because of allegations that Arandez ...

Corporate fund to join Australian Retirement Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... in 2006, IPE Super's membership has steadily declined in recent years. As at 30 June 2021, the fund had $210.3 million in funds under management on behalf of 767 members. According to its website, Incitec Pivot employs about 4500 people, 42.5% of which ...

50% of advisers now offering ESG advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... investing, active ownership, negative screening, and positive screening. The most popular products used include active managed funds (45%), active ETFs (34%), index managed funds (30%), index ETFs (30%), and managed accounts (26%). Greenwashing was considered ...

Performance test comms criticised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... warning super trustees to ensure they communicate upcoming performance test outcomes correctly to members, saying some of the funds that failed the test last year also failed to adequately inform members. The regulator has reviewed the performance test ...

Government commits to Quality of Advice Review in current form

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... advice." The Quality of Advice Review received 130 submissions from industry stakeholders including associations, super funds, licensees, technology providers, life insurers and consumer groups. Of the submissions, 18 are confidential. The final report ...

Apex Group wins fund admin mandate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
Apex Group has announced its appointment by Octopus Investments Australia to service its funds structured around renewables investments. The global financial services provider will deliver Octopus Australia with fund administration, investor onboarding ...

Super trustees face rough seas ahead: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... relentless focus on members' interests over all else - are not just aspirational." Surveying the current crop of super funds, Byres added: "In an industry where size matters, there's a long and often underperforming tail." Of the 145 APRA-regulated ...

IFM Investors launches climate transition fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
... equities Laurence Irlicht said. "We created the climate transition fund to help institutional investors - such as super funds and endowment groups - reduce their carbon exposure while still ticking the right boxes in terms of risk, fees and performance." ...