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Future Fund boasts 22.2% returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... returns are going to be harder to produce, particularly given the shifts in the investment environment created by the pandemic." Over a 10-year period it returned 10.1% p.a. against its target of 6.1% p.a. The majority of the fund's assets is allocated ...

ASIC outlines corporate plan

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... to play in promoting economic recovery and confidence in the financial system, especially in the face of the ongoing pandemic. We will continue to take opportunities to support businesses through more efficient regulation," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. ...

Link profit slips

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... against the goodwill and software assets of the BCM business. The charge was based on limited new business due to the pandemic and led to a reduction in revenue to $141 million. The company also recorded a 4.3% decline in revenue from its retirement ...

Pandemic stokes investor appetite

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a paradoxical effect on investors, according to new research, increasingly the willingness of existing investors to invest further despite uncertainty about the future. This is according to a new white paper from Calastone ...

Super fund reduces fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... directly to our members where possible." He said the fund is also focused on providing greater support to members during the pandemic, having responded to a record 54,000 calls, 18,500 emails and 2000 webchats from members and employers in FY21. The ...

80% of instos find sustainability difficult

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... investors surveyed view the role of sustainable investing within their organisations as more important because of the pandemic. "Given recent, high profile court cases brought against superannuation funds by their members on issues such as climate change ...

SelfWealth reports 135% revenue increase

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... first. And it will focus on developing data and analytics to better understand customer behaviour. "The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ultra-low global interest rates and the continuing digitisation of investment markets have all contributed to an increase ...

World Pension Alliance condemns COVID early release

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... The international pension body is warning of the dangers in governments allowing unrestricted pension withdrawals as a pandemic response. The WPA represents pension plans and providers in Europe, the United States of America, Canada, Latin America, and ...

Macquarie AM acquires logistics centre

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... furniture retailer. "Europe's supply chains are constantly evolving and have been further accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic which is expected to have long-lasting effects on e-commerce," MAM co-head of real estate team in Europe Dana Gibson said. ...

Wage growth remains low

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... influenced somewhat by the initial dip in wages recorded in June quarter 2020, when the first impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were recorded in the wage price index." The depressed wage growth is despite low unemployment in Australia - hovering around ...

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Praemium's new leadership toughens earnings yardstick

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Praemium's new leadership will be keeping a close eye on costs, with new chief executive Denis Orrock noting he will make sure the technology upgrade underway translates into stronger earnings and better returns for shareholders.

Australian Ethical FUM drops by $70m

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Australian Ethical saw a net outflow of $100 million in its investment business in the first quarter of the financial year.

Perennial expands wholesale offer for pre-IPOs

MATTHEW WAI
Perennial Partners is launching a new strategy for wholesale investors to capitalise on global pre-IPO opportunities, requiring a minimum investment of $100,000.

Macquarie wealth investment chief to depart

MATTHEW WAI
Macquarie chief investment officer for wealth will take on a new role at a New Zealand-based investment management firm after serving in the position for close to three years.

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