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Mercer appoints chief investment officer from TelstraSuper

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... Mercer Super, overseeing its investment strategy design and performance. He will be based in Melbourne and commence in the second quarter of the year. Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross said Miller's appointment reflects the fund's position ...

FSCP orders adviser to undertake further education

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... for recommending a client make a superannuation non-concessional contribution of $329,000 in the 2023 financial year. The second adviser recommended a client make a tax-deductible contribution to superannuation to reduce the tax liability from expected ...

LGT Capital Partners brings $1.6bn PE strategy to Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
LGT Capital Partners is providing wholesale investors in Australia and New Zealand access to a fully funded private equity portfolio. The LGT Global Private Equity Australia fund is an Australian-domiciled high-conviction fund that invests into a globally ...

Resolution Life completes NZ$410m life business transaction

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... Asteron Life New Zealand. The takeover, reported last year by Financial Standard, further cements Resolution Life as the second largest life insurer in New Zealand. New Zealand continues to be an important market for the life insurer and the expansion ...

Rest calls for advice reforms, extending SG

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... "We are also calling for the government to act on financial advice and retirement reforms, including urgently passing the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms to make it easier for funds to provide affordable, accessible ...

Super fund promotional expenses balloon: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... spent ($31.7 million). Hostplus leaves other sponsorship budgets in the dust as Cbus, which spent $5 million, made the second-largest outlay. HESTA followed with $2 million and Australian Retirement Trust (ART) with $1.7 million. The newly released APRA ...

VFMC wraps up leadership changes

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... hedge funds. Korbel also works in the absolute returns team as a senior portfolio manager. Arriving in 2009, this is his second stint at the $92 billion quasi-sovereign wealth as he worked there between 1994 and 1996. Both leads will report to Aarons ...

Transfer balance cap to rise on July 1

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... benefit of accessing the tax-free environment now versus having the additional $100,000 in the retirement phase. "On the second point, generally the later in the financial year, the greater the benefit of holding off until after July 1 becomes. However ...

Best Australian share funds of 2024: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
The top 10 Australian share funds of 2024 have been revealed, with the reigning champion retaining its crown for a second straight year, according to a Mercer investment survey. The Hyperion Australian Growth Fund claimed the top spot, delivering a ...

Perpetual delivers 'mixed' performance in Q2

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Perpetual has seen assets under management (AUM) rise 3.6% to $230.2 billion in the second quarter to December 2024, but also sustained outflows of $3.8 billion and negative market movements amounting to $4.1 billion. Perpetual chief executive Bernard ...