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Final QAR reforms open door to super funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... account. This will allow funds to consider a broader range of a member's personal and household circumstances, such as debt, spouse's income, or Age Pension eligibility. The new legislation aims to empower funds to better assist their members ...

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... management," he said. Financial advice firm Mackay Private has a 20% allocation to private markets - in the form of private debt, private equity, and some venture capital - and is looking to increase this allocation over time. Mackay Private director ...

Barings prepares new strategies for local institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... billion global investment manager anticipates that the introduction of these strategies will solidify its status as a "top-tier debt provider" in the APAC region and augment the scale of investments per deal. Despite having been active in the private ...

QIC opens new international office

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... partners are sophisticated and active in the Australian private market, where our capabilities in infrastructure, private debt, real estate and natural capital resonate strongly. "The combination of QIC's track record and government-owned heritage makes ...

HNWs require specialist expertise: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... business succession planning, private banking and commercial finance, trustee services, tax planning, cash flow planning, and debt management. "HNW clients aren't looking for an adviser to 'hand them off' to other experts, nor do they expect their adviser ...

Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... dialogue paper, Retirement matters, explained that such a framework would include support regarding optimal retirement age, debt management, Age Pension entitlements, retirement income needs, and anticipated future living expenses. It elaborated that ...

Responsible investment key to wealth transfer conversation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... Nearly half of the wealth transferred to children and beneficiaries is consumed almost immediately - going towards personal debt, mortgages, and luxury or self-care items to support their current lifestyles. The remaining half has the potential to be ...

Billionaires of all ages watching AI: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... When it comes to investing, 43% of first-generation wealth created said they intend to increase their allocation to private debt over the next 12 months and 38% plan to increase developed market bond holdings. By contrast, the successor generations favour ...

Iress upgrades earnings guidance, accelerates transformation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... the sale of MFA and will soon include the Platforms business, with the intent to allocate the proceeds toward reducing net debt. Notably, net debt has decreased from $375 million as of June 30 to $308 million as of October 31. Iress chief executive Marcus ...

IFM Investors, UK government seal $19bn investment pact

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... with the government to drive investment into large-scale infrastructure and energy transition projects across equity and debt funding. Partnerships between governments and long-term investors are necessary to unlock the potential of pension funds to ...