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Integrity Life to cease writing new retail policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... over the last five years. The number of lives insured across all channels has substantially reduced and the market decline means that scale is critical. Achieving scale requires significant ongoing investment, and we have reached a point where it is ...

Hostplus finalises merger with Maritime Super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... supported by low admin fees and sustained net investment performance over the long-term," Elia said. "Our continued growth means we can further leverage scale benefits to keep costs low whilst also investing in products and services that support our ...

Government must do more after product failures: FSC, SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... members have tailored, rather than standardised, portfolios." "In addition, a majority of Wrap options are not tested, which means members are not able to use the test results to easily compare all available investment options across the market," he ...

Future Fund posts 6% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... investment returns less certain," he said. "We have made significant changes to the portfolio over the past two years, and this means that our holdings and returns will look increasingly different from those of other asset owners. "Although risk assets ...

It's time to fill your boots with private debt

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... the main competitor for financing buyouts, has been mostly closed to new issuance since 2022. "The absence of competition means we're in a fabulous position. With the Fed raising rates, both existing and new investors benefit directly," Kasser explained. ...

Former Morningstar executive in new role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... it will start rating funds late this year. "The growth in managed accounts and the resulting concentration of funds flows means there's never been a greater need for quality over quantity of research," he said. "The strong growth of Insight's ...

Women less confident to retire: Vanguard

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
... with lower wages, take time off to manage home-related issues, care for children, and live longer, Nutter said. "All this means that women need to save or invest more to retire well but have less assets to start with," she said. Besides earning more ...

SG Hiscock partners with US fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... forces with a US fund manager to offer its global small cap strategy in Australia. The partnership with EAM Global Investors means SG Hiscock will have exclusive rights to distribute the strategy to local investors. San Diego-based EAM manages global ...

Super funds lobby for super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... low-income earners will make a difference." Women in Super chief executive Jo Kowalczyk said to ignore this simple change means the lowest-paid women are essentially paying for the retirement of higher income earners who are receiving far more generous ...

Super funds prime distributor of death, TPD cover

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... intermediaries, while directly paid premiums accounted for just $730 million. "The dominance of super fund group insurance means it is the overwhelmingly most important channel for how Australians get death and TPD insurance cover," Rainmaker said. Notwithstanding ...