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The super investments driving future economic growth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... exposure to infrastructure assets is the rule rather than the exception," said ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy. "Australian super funds are increasing investment in the infrastructure of the future, and critically, in the renewable energy space as we ...

Australia survives global pension rout

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
Amid the largest drop in global pension assets since the GFC, Australian super funds held steady with lower bond allocations and Super Guarantee flows. Global pension assets had their largest annual decline since the GFC, dropping 16.7% to $47.9 trillion ...

Equity Trustees names super head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... growth story for our specialist superannuation trustee service, which has included the acquisition of Zurich Australian Super and trustee appointments to AIA (Comminsure) in 2019, followed by HUB24 Super Fund and AMP Life super funds in 2020," O'Brien ...

Assets under custody stagnant: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
Total assets under custody in Australia have seen marginal growth in the six months to December end, however they've barely budged since last year. The latest data from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) showed total assets under custody ...

Put controls in place for super funds: Associations

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... by superannuation funds to their members will be personal advice." It's not untrue that a large portion of Australian super funds have been waiting for the chance to provide advice in line with member expectations. "The financial advice our members ...

Private equity still hot: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... example, CalPERS invests circa US $500 billion, but virtually all through external managers. Whereas the big Australian super funds are all building this capability inhouse."

Super funds must unlock diversification opportunities: HSBC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
The recent partnership between the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and HSBC will help superannuation funds diversify globally, says the latter's head of markets and securities services Nick Wheeler. In an interview with Financial ...

HSBC eyes bigger slice of super pie

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
... partnership, HSBC head of markets and securities services for Australia and New Zealand Nick Wheeler said that Australian super funds' increasing focus on offshore investment is the right strategic decision for their members, given the projected size ...

Strengths and weaknesses in DC systems: Comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... relations between employers and record-keepers, and created a competitive market for super services, he added. On Australian super fund investments, Pilger said that most Australians use default investment options (MySuper), resulting in higher allocations ...

Best performing MySuper investment option named

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... were Active Super High Growth, Aware Super High Growth, Australian Retirement Trust Lifecycle Balanced Pool, Australian Super Balanced, GuildSuper MySuper, Vision Super Balanced Growth and SA Metropolitan Fire Service Super Scheme High Growth. Meanwhile ...