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Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
Institutional investors, such as super funds, are more likely to recall loaned shares to exercise voting rights in line with proxy voting policies, research has found. In the decade since the introduction of the "two-strikes rule" in 2011, more institutional ...

AMG Super to rebrand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
AMG Super is going to roll out a new look as it expands its offering to include an investment portfolio service. Just last month, AMG Super's MySuper product was closed to new members. While it did fail the Your Future, Your Super performance test ...

Ethereum merge: What it means for crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
Ethereum's long-awaited merge has been finalised, the US$180 billion cryptocurrency's upgrade to a proof-of-stake mechanism slashing its energy consumption by 99.95%. Explaining the merge, Labrys founder and chief executive Lachlan Feeney said: "The ...

ETFs, smart beta grow in popularity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
Financial advisers continue to be engaged with ETF strategies, with 88% using them to boost client portfolios in Australia this year. The annual VanEck Australian Smart Beta Survey collected data from 650 Australian financial advisers and brokers; the ...

Susan Buckley to leave QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
After almost 21 years at Queensland Investment Corporation, Susan Buckley has decided to step down as managing director of the liquid markets group. QIC's director of fixed income Beverley Morris has been appointed acting head of the liquid markets ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
The board of UniSuper has imposed a cap on fossil fuel exposure of 7% and has divested from companies that generate more than 10% of revenue from the extraction and production of thermal coal. UniSuper has issued its fifth annual climate risk report ...

Continuity an increasing focus for family offices: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
Citi Private Bank has highlighted the increasing focus on family unity and continuity in its 2022 Family Office Survey. According to the survey, the primary focus of family offices across the globe delineates two main types - those centred mainly on ...

Actuary of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
The Actuaries Institute has named Chris Dolman as the Actuary of the Year for 2022. Dolman is executive manager, data and algorithmic ethics at IAG and is also a research affiliate at ANU's Humanising Machine Intelligence group and contributes to the ...

Adviser losses now baked in: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
New analysis of financial adviser numbers speculates as to how big the industry might be in 20 years' time, presenting a range of scenarios - including a world in which there might be no advisers left. Adviser numbers hit their peak in 2019 at 26,500 ...

Will listed infrastructure protect portfolios during market downturn?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
Recently, infrastructure has proven more resilient than global equities, however, when markets take a downturn it's not certain that alone will protect portfolios. Morningstar research shows that infrastructure has not been immune from market falls ...