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Small industry super funds beat giants on trust, service, value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... funds lead on trust, service, and value for money, according to CoreData's annual member engagement survey. CoreData research consultant Alana Devitt told Financial Standard that members' trust in small industry funds is built through transparency and ...

Investor optimism premature, fund flows in firing line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... flows to moderate over the medium term. The average price/fair value multiple for stocks covered by Morningstar Equity Research globally increased to 0.96 in May 2025, from around 0.90 during early April 2025," Ler said. "While this rerating usually ...

Boutiques wield independence, specialisation over larger managers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
New research shows that boutique fund managers count their independence, specialist strategies and ability to align interests with clients as their main competitive advantage and what helps them earn the "boutique premium" over bigger players. The survey ...

Pacific workers face barriers to claiming super: University

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... immediate access to their money to help their families and communities now, rather than wait for retirement. "Further research can confirm these preferences and impressions." Whait added that the PALM scheme is arguably of great strategic importance ...

Ascalon hires from SCM, Zenith and GQG

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... investment consulting and asset management firm, with Shane Hawke moving to head of implemented consulting and investment research. Roga brings over two decades of experience in asset management, strategic accounts, and executive advisory leadership. ...

TAL partners to expand access to affordable insurance

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... their knowledge of "fully underwritten" policies despite half of these respondents holding a life insurance product. Its research also found more Australians are prioritising life insurance, with two in five (60%) now holding some form of coverage, an ...

Investors face headwinds in integrating physical climate risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... particularly for listed equities and corporate bonds. In addition to advocating for better data and collaborating with research houses for it, the report noted some funds are investing in new geospatial and satellite-based climate risk analytics to improve ...

Evidentia announces two new starters

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... career, Phillips worked as a global investment analyst at boutique fund manager Auscap Asset Management, where he honed his research skills across international markets. He also spent seven years at Perpetual, progressing from an investment graduate ...

BlackRock names new insto lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... with Barclays Global Investors in 2009. At Barclays, he managed relationships with asset consultants and intermediary research firms, as well as client relationship management and new business development. Before that, he spent five years at BT Financial ...

Aware Super tops up direct equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... investment analyst, covering telecommunications and diversified financials. She arrives from Barrenjoey, where she was a research analyst for real estate investment trusts (REITs). Ryan earlier spent three years at CLSA and at Ord Minnett. They join ...