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Aussies underestimate life insurance's importance: Investment Trends

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
There is a gap in perception among Australians of life insurance as a crucial component of financial stability, according to an Investment Trends Consumer Insurance Needs report. The report said out of the 20 million adult Australians, 6.7 million have ...

The risks and opportunities in advice: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
This year's Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference will take a deep dive into how major financial advice reforms will impact superannuation funds and how they are preparing to help Australians particularly retirees access ...

ASIC hits back at parliament: 'Simply not realistic'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo had some choice words when addressing the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services today. When questioned over its capacity to respond to people who ...

AMP Advice partners with BlackRock and Lonsec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
AMP Advice has engaged BlackRock Australia and Lonsec to introduce a new category of tailored managed portfolio solutions, making it accessible to more advice practices. Advisers will have access to portfolio performance tracking and dedicated content ...

Antipodes acquires boutique manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
Antipodes has acquired a fund manager specialising in Asian equity and fixed income strategies that has about $170 million in assets under management. Premium Asia Funds Management is now part of Antipodes' stable, transferring three strategies ...

ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
ClearBridge Investments has launched its first global equity strategy in Australia as it looks to introduce more in the future. The ClearBridge Global Growth Fund invests in 60 to 100 growth companies and aims to deliver above-market returns. The fund ...

Plenary Group sells 49% stake to ADQ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ has acquired a 49% stake in Plenary Group as it marks its first investment in an Australian company. ADQ will inject funds into the $32 billion public infrastructure investor, developer, and manager as the latter ...

Future Fund posts 10.1% annual return, surpassing benchmark

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
The Future Fund has reported a one-year return of 10.1%, exceeding its target benchmark of 7.6%, as its total assets under management reached a record $223.4 billion. So far, this financial year, the sovereign wealth fund has posted an 8.3% return ...

What retiree portfolios need to avoid future cost-of-living crises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
The key to a "successful investment strategy" is the ability to generate returns over the long term and managing inflation is an important piece of the strategy, says a Challenger report. Investments much achieve a real rate of return that not only ...

J.P. Morgan lists new global equity ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has launched the JPMorgan Global Select Equity Active ETF (JGLO), a high conviction global equity strategy, on the ASX. JGLO is the 12 th active ETF that the US$3.2 trillion asset manager has brought to Australia ...