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ACSRF, UniSuper confirm merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... the fund's commitment to its members. "The proposed merger with UniSuper will provide our members access to one of the few funds in Australia with over $100 billion in funds under management and one that is well positioned to help them achieve the ...

US inflation wavers near a 40-year high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
... hold, T. Price Rowe chief international economist Nikolaj Schmidt has called for calm. "The current inflation surge rests on a few moving pieces but is mostly cyclical and central banks have the ability and willingness to address the problem at hand," ...

Atrium adds national sales manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
Justin Brooks has been tapped for the job of national sales manager at Atrium Investment Management. Brooks joins from Investors Mutual, where he served as state manager for Victoria, Tasmania, and Western Australia for more than seven years. In this ...

Cbus announces changes to admin fees, premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
Following on from the completion of its merger with Media Super, Cbus will shave its administration fees by 25%. However, at the same time, some members will begin paying more for death and TPD. The reduction in the dollar-based administration fee will ...

Russell Investments launches ESG managed portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
... environmentally conscious," Russell Investments head of adviser and intermediary solutions Neil Rogan said. "After another few years of devastating bushfires and floods, many Australians are eager to leave a positive impact on the environment in any ...

AustralianSuper boosts private equity investments by $13bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
... within five years. "To help implement the fund's strategy, our US-based private equity team will grow to 20 members in the next few years, focused on strengthening relationships with well-aligned investment partners and sourcing compelling long-term ...

Breach reporting regime a distraction: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
A survey of compliance professionals has found 67% believe ASIC's breach reporting rules distract from other issues and the greatest proportion of reports filed relate to financial advice failures. A report from CoreData, Lawcadia and Gadens looks ...

RBA weighs controversial pre-election rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... urgency. This would be the biggest move upward in over 20 years. HSBC noted that either of these two moves would mean the next few weeks of local media reports and commentary on the economy would be dominated by interest rate news. As such, the other ...

Investors sweat over inflation, interest rates: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... 15-month low, coming in at 3.9%. This is down from 4.1% in February and 4.3% in November last year. Guimatsia said there are a few variables at play that are impacting investors' outlooks. For instance, when asked what their biggest concerns are, inflation ...

CPI sees greatest jump since 2000

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.1% in the March quarter and 5.1% annually - the greatest increases since the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax in 2000. The growth, revealed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday, came ...