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Macro environment trumps inflation for asset owners: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
The majority of global pension and sovereign wealth funds have shifted their focus from inflation to managing a volatile macroeconomic environment as they attempt to recoup massive losses, a new study shows. The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions ...

Industry needs better retirement advice blueprint: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
Longevity risk, a greying population, and the proliferation of retirement income products are forcing financial advisers to be better equipped in navigating a landscape that is becoming increasingly more complex, an industry expert says. Optimum Pensions ...

AMP to pay $100m to settle BOLR class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
AMP will pay $100 million to settle the long-running Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) class action - an amount double what it initially provisioned. The wealth manager announced this morning it has reached a settlement with AMP Financial Planning advisers ...

Small, large entity regulation needs balance: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
As small financial institutions buckle under macroeconomic pressures, it is a fine balancing act to ensure that they don't suffer unnecessary regulatory burdens to avoid a similar scenario in the US with the collapse of regional banks, APRA says. ...

Stockland recruits AMP Capital real estate lead

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
As part of a broader reorganisation, Kylie O'Connor is joining Stockland as chief executive, investment management. Stockland has announced it is reshaping its business as it looks to execute its "evolved strategy." As part of this, O'Connor ...

Allianz Retire+ heavyweight jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
After three years, the head of institutional solutions at Allianz Retire+ has departed. Fintan Thornton has left the retirement specialist to take on a new role at a health fund. It comes at a time of turmoil for the retirement industry, which has come ...

Lombard Odier breaks into Australia, issues private credit mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM), the asset management division of the Swiss private bank, has awarded a mandate to Equity Trustees for its first offering in Australia. The LOIM Sustainable Private Credit (Australia) Unit Trust seeks to deliver ...

Wages growth reaches unsustainable level: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
The quarterly Wage Price Index (WPI) jumped by 1.3% to 4% in September, beating inflation, but AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina says it's not economically sustainable. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), September's ...

Institutional investor tips $30m into new Mantis offer

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
The Magnetar Relative Value Unit Trust, seeded by an unknown local institutional investor, is a feeder into a Cayman master fund managed by Magnetar Capital (Magnetar) and distributed by Mantis Funds (Mantis). Magnetar is a US-based multi-strategy alternative ...

E&P settles class action for $16m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
E&P Financial Group has settled a class action relating to investment advice representatives gave for its in-house product, the Masters Residential Property Fund (URF) for $16 million. The lawsuit led by Shine Lawyers alleged that E&P's financial ...