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Magellan FUM continues backwards slide

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
Magellan Financial Group has taken yet another hit to its funds under management, falling $2.2 billion to $43.2 billion during the month of March. Magellan saw net outflows of $3.9 billion, which included net retail outflows of $0.5 billion and net ...

RBA steadies cash rate, flags more hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... and July this year. Graham Cooke, head of consumer research at Finder, said if the cash rate was to peak at 4%, that will equate to $15,000 more in interest on the average home loan of $600,000. For businesses, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...

Outflows, M&A batter active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Rampant mergers and acquisitions, eye-watering redemptions and product closures over the last three years put to question if active fund managers are still fit for purpose. Rainmaker modelling shows that between 2020 and this month, more than 120 listed ...

New laws to end unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
Targeting dodgy employers, the government is introducing new legislation to combat the underpayment of workers' superannuation. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced that new legislation will be introduced to Parliament this week, focused on enshrining workers' ...

Women-led super funds outperform over medium, long run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
Women-led MySuper products have outperformed on average by a consistent 0.3% per annum over three, five and 10 years, new analysis shows. Rainmaker Information looked at the performance of 18 women-led MySuper products, being those with women in senior ...

Bravura $80m restructure underway

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
Bravura Solutions has raised $80 million that will fund a business restructure under its newly minted chief executive. Bravura announced this morning that it raised $66 million, split between a $43 million institutional entitlement offer and $23 million ...

Capital markets spearhead next recession: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
Capital markets will be potentially the epicentre of the next financial crisis, according to an investment expert, as unsustainable debt levels could tip global economies into a recession. In her recent visit to Australia, Ariel Investments chief investment ...

Vanguard to close UK financial advice arm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
Vanguard's UK financial advice offering will close at the end of May, just two years since its launch. Vanguard Personal Financial Planning was established in 2021 as a low-cost, retirement saving advice solution. The service was bolted on to Vanguard's ...

The self-funded retiree is a misnomer: Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... super tax concessions sits at $52.6 billion, while the value of the entire Age Pension program is $55.3 billion. They also equate to more than the total cost of the NDIS ($35.5bn), with the cost rising to 2% of GDP, up 0.5% since the turn of the century. ...

Stop penalising women: HESTA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
HESTA is once again calling for the Australian government to address gender inequities in superannuation and improve financial security for women. In its pre-budget submission, the super fund said tracking and closing gender gaps remain its top priority. ...