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Australian Retirement Trust reduces fees, ups premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Australian Retirement Trust is reducing fees across a range of its investment options, including most indexed offerings. However, any savings will be offset by substantial increases in insurance premiums. The fund notified members that, from July 1 ...

Industry funds gain ground in retirement asset battle: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
Industry funds are gaining ground in the battle for retirement assets, with their market share increasing 2% between 2021 and 2022, challenging the retail sector's long-standing dominance in pension accounts. According to a KPMG report, although ...

Digitisation, personalisation key for advice firms: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
In an exclusive interview with Financial Standard, BlackRock US wealth advisory group director Jim Renitsky said digitisation and personalisation at scale have become key differentiation points for adviser businesses. Reflecting on trends seen in the ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... hard for startups. If staff get a sense that companies are struggling or running out of money, they're going to go to safe places to work and a more secure environment," Worn said. Interestingly, there are teams comprising people that understand ...

Infrastructure an asset class for all seasons: IFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
The role of infrastructure in portfolios will continue to be a prominent theme for asset allocators this year, as will increased consideration of social factors, according to new report by IFM Investors. The report, titled Infrastructure Outlook 2023 ...

Global investors look to strike gold: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... to growing concerns about a potential global banking crisis, emphasising the traditional role of gold and gold mining as a safe haven against inflation and recession fears," he said. Respondents resided in Canada, Australia, US, UAE, France, Germany ...

Investors flock to term deposits over equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... Advisory financial adviser Michael Miller said investors tend to put their money into equities when they perceive the market as safe, which is often influenced by a period of strong recent returns. "Human nature is likely to favour that desire for safety ...

Future Fund revisits actively managed equity investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... construction is greater than ever, just having capital is no longer enough to ensure decent returns. "A previously considered safe investment like an office building or shopping centre is no longer safe. There are no set-and-forget investments anymore," ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... need to be multi-faceted and work in both formal and informal contexts such that people can raise concerns in a way that is safe, Brodie said. The step of remedy and remediation is an area where investors can participate as long-term owners, Turner said. ...

Princeton endowment fund chief to retire

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
... is to provide into perpetuity an inflation-adjusted level of support, then that redefines risk," Golden said. "Playing it safe, the way a retiree might play it safe, actually guarantees failure. So, we've had to be aggressive. "I think it's well understood ...