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Super member loyalty on the rise: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... driving loyalty, with both factors at their highest levels in the four years since measurement started," Monteath said. Overall satisfaction improved marginally from 7.7 to 7.9, as did ease of dealing which moved from 8.0 to 8.1. Net promoter score went ...

PGIM executive quits after less than two years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... after 17 years at Macquarie Asset Management as head of wholesale distribution. He was hired as part of the firm's overall effort to tap into Australia's wealth and wholesale market. Interestingly, Price is the second executive to leave in as ...

Magellan chief executive quits

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... George's sudden departure creates more investor angst. "However, with Andrew Formica taking over, the departure should overall be manageable. Andrew is a high calibre asset management veteran," he said. He added that the business has a lot of work ...

Macquarie breaks into top 50 fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... management. Vanguard sits in second place with US$7.3 trillion, followed by Fidelity Investments with US$3.6 trillion. Overall, fund managers saw the value of their assets drop 14% to US$113.7 trillion at the end of 2022, the largest fall since the Global ...

Cbus appoints new head of infrastructure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... leadership appointments. Alexandra West stepped into an expanded role as chief strategy officer, adding responsibilities for overall enterprise strategy, positioning, and public affairs to her existing focus on investments. Natalie Hannemann assumed ...

Lack of income stream drags local retirement system: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... sustainability, and integrity of a system, with each metric receiving a score out of 100 which is then averaged to achieve an overall grade. Australia scored 70.7 for adequacy, 78.4 for sustainability, and 86.1 for integrity, producing an overall score ...

Life insurance industry profits double, premiums rise: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... profit levels." Also, although lapse rates for policies secured through independent financial advisers (IFAs) grew, the overall count of individuals insured has stabilised, following a multi-year decline. "We can see the impact of the decline in the ...

MaxCap, Australian Unity in social infrastructure partnership

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... accommodation has an increasingly important role to play in our cities and regions contributing new housing and adding to overall stock," Banting said. Based on Australian Unity's estimate of full-time students and bed numbers in Perth, approximately ...

RBA's multi-channel approach curbs inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... said. Of note, the RBA estimates suggest that the 4% hike in the cash rate target since May 2022 is projected to diminish overall household spending by approximately 0.4% - 0.8% annually, attributed primarily to the cash-flow channel. However, interest ...

Multi-asset funds see $1bn exodus

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... hitting cash flows in the sector as well as asset valuations, while a slowing economy is bad for tenant demand," she said. Overall, managed equity funds saw inflows of $705 million in the September quarter. Inflows were down 81% on a year-on-year basis. ...