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Super fund blunder likely down to bad data: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
Holding Redlich partner Luke Hooper says when it comes to AustralianSuper's recent intra-fund consolidation breach, it's likely the root cause lays in data entry. The recent case of AustralianSuper refunding 100,000 members it had held multiple ...

Insignia bolsters executive leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
Insignia Financial has made several key appointments, naming a chief risk officer, chief member officer and head of superannuation. Insignia has appointed Anvij Saxena as chief risk officer and Anne Coyne as chief member officer. Saxena will take on ...

Former Mason Stevens chief sells boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
The investment management business founded by Mason Stevens' former chief executive and investments lead has been acquired by another boutique. Vincent Hua, who left Mason Stevens last year, has sold Peridot Investment Management (PIM) to AL Capital ...

Cbus eyes big deals in new investment blueprint

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
Cbus unveiled a new investment strategy, focused on lucrative global partnerships and boosting internal asset management to 50%. The strategic pivot comes on the heels of Cbus' merger completion with EISS Super. Cbus acting chief executive Kristian ...

What you need to know about the 2023-24 budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Cost of living pressures and the transition to clean energy took centre stage on federal budget night as the Labor Party unveiled a package of measures in response to mounting economic uncertainties. Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered the 2023-24 ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said that without a sustainable finance taxonomy, regulators will only be able to catch the "most egregious" examples of greenwashing in Australia. Speaking at the Australian Council ...

Reserve Bank raises cash rate to 3.85%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has opted to increase the cash rate target to 3.85%. Meeting today, the RBA board chose to go with a 25 basis point increase, and also increased the rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances by 25 basis points to ...

Wealth inequality divides Australia: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
Rich Australians who possess $1.9 million on average make up nearly two thirds of total household wealth, a new study finds. A new paper from the Actuaries Institute, Not a level playing field, examined the wealthiest and poorest 20% of the population ...

Investors flock to term deposits over equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Australian investors are flocking to term deposits and away from equity funds, signalling a shift towards more conservative investment strategies. Plan for Life data revealed that Australian equities funds experienced a decline in net funds inflows ...

Morningstar downgrades PIMCO, Vanguard funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Morningstar has downgraded four fixed income products following its annual fund manager review. As part of the 2022/23 review, Morningstar completed qualitative assessments of 72 fixed income strategies. As a result, four products were downgraded and ...