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AFA chief outlines vision

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... graduate or employer. Without change, there simply won't be enough financial advisers to meet demand. All of this sounds rather overwhelming, but there is hope," she said. In her first order of business, Morgan-Banda wants to work with members "to ...

Common ownership concerns redundant: AustralianSuper

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... Andrew Leigh raised concerns that common ownership could be appointing fund managers who want to enjoy "the cushy life" rather than being hungry for market share. Silk argued that even if it was legal, AustralianSuper would not engage in that activity ...

Managed accounts surpass $100bn

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... you went back four years ago to when I first started at Praemium, the majority of the new models were dealer group-led rather than institutional fund managers looking to come in or new asset consultants building retail offerings to the wider market," ...

AustralianSuper skewers draft disclosure laws

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... privately held infrastructure or property asset," the submissions reads. "Our findings are that most disclosure is voluntary, rather than compulsory, and most disclosure is not complete, across private markets and derivatives."

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
Asset owners are increasingly opting to transition to renewable energy rather than take the blunt approach of divestment, an industry event revealed. Mercer senior sustainable investment specialist Jillian Reid spoke at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Maritime Super criticises unfair YFYS test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... and 25% of members went to cash, that showed us that we had to be very conscious of liquidity management," he explains. Rather than investing in long-term illiquid assets to the same extent that the fund had, it switched to a hedging strategy to reduce ...

ASIC to ease hardline stance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... Commission, which exposed ASIC as a toothless tiger that preferred to negotiate fines with big organisations over long lunches rather than pursue court or criminal action. Another fallout from ASIC's appearance at the Royal Commission led to deputy ...

Bravura appoints chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... it be the shift to vertical integration and increasing distribution accessibility in the UK, or the thrust to automate rather than outsource as in Australia and New Zealand, Bravura is well positioned to provide solutions." Klim will step down on September ...

Dealer group awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... are not driven by any particular style, market or sector bias; and we are relatively immune from macroeconomic impacts. Rather, it is the way we identify megatrends, and pinpoint the best positioned and most profitable companies within them."

Actuaries Institute releases retirement policy review

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... obtain a mortgage with a long outstanding term. "Superannuation benefits are intended to be used for retirement living rather than secure mortgages," Actuaries Institute chief executive Elayne Grace said. "...We support simplifying Age Pension means ...