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Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) managed the two best-performing MySuper options over the year to March 31. The wealth management and superannuation provider's head of equities Ben Lam explains the "art and science" behind its recently evolved manager ...

Panic selling of SMSF assets 'totally unnecessary'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... director Richard McDougall said while the tax is controversial, franked dividends may become an efficient way to manage tax inside a large super account. "Division 296 will apply regardless of how a fund generates returns. That's why franked dividends ...

Future Group confirms more mergers ahead, undertakes review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... Superannuation Plan will be merged into the Smart Future Trust alongside the MLC Insurance Only product that currently sits inside an Insignia Financial fund. Equity Trustees serves as trustee of both the Smart Future and Zurich offerings and, following ...

Which fund managers are making the most from investor fees?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... "There aren't the incredible benefits of scale, noting you've got to remain hands-on to understand self-originated credit inside and out. It's quite manual, and we can't apologise for that. That's where we extract value from the asset class for our investors..." ...

Investors called on to help end modern slavery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... have very engaged and informed conversations with directors as they've been forced to get on top of slavery issues inside the boardroom and within companies," he said. "But quite frankly, many have not done much beyond the actual leaders. The pace ...

Otivo launches AI-powered advice tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... interaction to ensure the tool is compliant with regulatory requirements. "Ask Otivo will stick to the advice that is given inside of the SoA, and we record all the information," he said. "We've really tested this, and we have a real time auditing ...

ASIC bans adviser jailed for supplying drugs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... 2021, Shortland was convicted on drug offences after having been arrested in July 2018 for importing 40 grams of cocaine inside a motorbike helmet from Los Angeles. He was also found guilty of possessing cash that was the proceeds of selling cocaine ...

Hostplus names deputy CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Hostplus has promoted Susan Orr to deputy investment chief following the recent departure of Con Michalakis who has taken on the top investment job at Funds SA. The $115 billion industry fund for hospitality workers confirmed that Orr will now serve ...

TPG co-founder David Bonderman dies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
David Bonderman, the co-founder of global alternatives investor TPG, passed away this week. Bonderman, affectionately known as 'Bondo' to many, was also founder of Wildcat Capital Management, the Bonderman family office, and owner of National Hockey ...

Super funds should focus on 'simple' advice: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... give," he said. "And it'll be specialised in the area of providing advice on the products and streams that are available inside their fund so that when somebody picks up the phone and calls their fund, the fund will be able to answer those basic ...