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MSC Group launches Singaporean fund service

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
MSC Group has launched its fund services platform in Singapore after receiving a local capital markets licence. Its wholly owned subsidiary MSC Capital Partners Pte Ltd was issued the licence by the monetary authority of Singapore at the end of May. ...

You can't have it all: Retirement income strategies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
While greater availability of retirement income products is a positive, the three objectives of these products as set out in legislation don't necessarily reflect members needs or desires. Appearing on a panel at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

A playbook for private markets

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
A panel at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2022 conference has discussed how unlisted assets can be an important diversification strategy for super funds, despite challenges in accessing deals. IFM executive director private ...

First Sentier named Investment Manager of the Year

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
First Sentier Investors won Investment Manager of the Year award at the Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards, taking the title from Macquarie Investment Management which held it for four years running. The Investment Leadership Awards celebrate ...

Just 14.8% of hedge fund leaders are female: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
A report released by IG Prime shows only 14.8% of senior hedge fund management roles in Australia are going to women. Despite the low number, the research highlights the Australian market had higher performance in the past 12 months, and the past five ...

Generation Life launches retirement income product

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
Generation Life has launched a new lifetime income solution on GBST's cloud-based wealth administration platform, Composer. The solution, Generation Life LifeIncome, will be available exclusively through financial advisers and is an investment-linked ...

Challenger details future strategy, plans JV

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
After announcing a restructure last week, Challenger has provided further detail on how it plans to diversify, including flagging its intention to enter a joint venture with SimCorp and naming a chief executive to lead it. Hosting its Investor Day today ...

Government proposes further expansion of downsizer scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
The Morrison government has said it will expand the downsizer superannuation scheme by reducing the minimum eligibility age if re-elected this weekend. At present, the downsizer superannuation scheme is only available to those aged 65 years and over. ...

Bolster your retention efforts: Robert Half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
With close to 90% of employers afraid they'll lose their best team members to new opportunities, 80% of them are planning to increase salaries by an average of 11.4% this year. Latest insights from Robert Half looking at the financial services sector ...

Non-negotiables for recruiting in the new normal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
The wealth management industry is not immune to the great resignation, but there are ways to avoid being hit too hard, Super Recruiters says. The recruitment agency said that while many wealth management organisations are striving to get back to the ...