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NGS Super to launch lifetime income product

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
NGS Super has partnered with Challenger to provide guaranteed lifetime income for members. The agreement will give the super fund's 32,000 members aged over 55 "greater certainty" through blending an account-based pension with a guaranteed, regular ...

GSFM, Munro branch out to New Zealand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
GSFM affiliate Munro Partners' Global Growth Climate Leaders Fund has entered the New Zealand market. The fund, which was spawned from the Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund, has been set up as a portfolio investment entity (PIE) for Kiwi wholesale ...

AustralianSuper says cyberattack losses total $750k

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
AustralianSuper has confirmed of the 600 members who had their accounts accessed in the cyberattack earlier this month, 10 suffered a financial loss totalling $750,000. "Our investigation into this criminal act found a total of 10 members had a combined ...

Hostplus limits investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
Hostplus members with a Maritime Contributory Accumulation with a Protected Minimum Benefit (PMB) account will have their investment options limited. Effective May 8, Hostplus will limit access to three investment options: the Australian shares, international ...

New SEC chair affirmed, FCA chief reappointed

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
The US Senate has voted 52 to 44 for the appointment of the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Meanwhile, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reappointed its chief executive. Patomak Global Partners chief executive ...

Falcon Capital, First Guardian fund to be wound up

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
Following the order to freeze the assets of the First Guardian Master Fund and its responsible entity Falcon Capital last month, the Federal Court has ordered both the fund and the entity to be wound up. In response to a petition by ASIC, the court ...

Bullock hushes rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has calmed market expectations for an interest rate cut in May, saying it is too early for the bank to decide yet. Bullock noted the extreme market volatility because of US President Donald Trump's ...

WTW promotes local staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
WTW, the pension consultant, has hired a new head of portfolio design lead and made a series of local promotions following annual performance reviews. Sasha Loutcheva joins from Russell Investments, where she spent three years as a senior asset allocation ...

Cbus plays it steady amid rocky start to the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
After a stretch that's favoured equities, particularly passive strategies, which hasn't bode well for active management or diversified portfolios, the tide is beginning to turn, according to Cbus deputy chief investment officer Leigh Gavin. Gavin said ...

PM Capital hits back at Platinum after offer rejected

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
The PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund (PGF) has hit back after Platinum Asia Investments (PAI) rejected its non-binding indicative proposal, deciding instead to move forward with plans to merge with the Platinum Asia Fund Complex ETF (PAXX). PGF ...