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Large-cap equity funds continue underperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... difficult to pick the companies that outperform or namely the idiosyncratic risk that fund managers face, she told Financial Standard. "When the dispersion is wide, which means that when macro drivers die down, the different fundamentals of the business ...

Nominations open for 30th annual MAX Awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Nominations are now open for the annual Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards. Now in their 30th year, the MAX Awards recognises industry excellence in the fields of marketing, advertising and sales in financial ...

Pallas Capital, Ares launch $500m lending fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
Pallas Capital (Pallas) has established a new lending facility with funds managed by NYSE-listed alternatives firm Ares Management. The fund, dubbed Pallas Funding Trust No. 2 (PFT), has a total funding of $500 million approved by its funding partners. ...

GBST upgrades WealthConnect platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... financial software provider that ceased operations. At the time, GBST chief executive Rob DeDominicis revealed to Financial Standard the company's interest in WealthConnect predated Creativemass' closure. However, he emphasised the need for further development ...

Vanguard Super hits $1bn, soft launches pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... of 2023 and quietly rolling out a retirement offering at half the cost of the incumbents'. Speaking with Financial Standard, Vanguard Australia managing director Daniel Shrimski confirmed the indexer's superannuation arm has crossed into the ...

Super funds convene with assistant treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
Representatives from the Super Members Council (SMC) met with assistant treasurer Stephen Jones to explore strategies for bolstering customer service. Industry super funds, in collaboration with the SMC, initiated a roundtable discussion last week with ...

Canna Campbell slapped with $114k legal bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... connection with the respondents previous' podcasts known as "SugarMamma's Financial Foreplay"." Korolak told Financial Standard that Campbell used her intellectual property until April 2022. "She lied under oath about taking it down by May 2021. ...

Super funds in pole position for expanded advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
Superannuation funds will have a leg up over life insurers and banks once the federal government implements its proposal to expand financial advice. This is according to industry experts who say that super funds are in good stead to bolster the availability ...

Bragg calls for another Financial System Inquiry, critiques ASIC, APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
Senator Andrew Bragg has called for another Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to address "structural problems" in the twin peaks of financial sector regulation, ASIC and APRA. In his speech to the Financial Services Council (FSC), Bragg argued that "clear ...

New caps can increase super contributions: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... additional disposable income to contribute to superannuation, according to the SMSF Association. From 1 July 2024, the standard concessional contribution cap will increase from $27,500 to $30,000. The non-concessional contribution cap - which is expressed ...