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Annuities' capital settings due for change: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... the differences in treatment should be addressed. The illiquidity premium cap over longer terms is too low for the real benefit that life insurers can get when their liabilities are not liquid," he said. Furthermore, Asher said the formula used did not ...

Super moves: Qantas Super, VFMC, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... Qantas Super's head of defensive assets. In that role, he looked after the defensive asset portfolio and the defined benefit investment strategy and oversaw investment implementation and currency. Grogan has been with the superannuation fund for ...

Super fund looks to AI

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... analytics, modelling, and AI systems to unlock strategic insights and help Aware achieve transformative results for the benefit of our more than 1.1 million members," Collins said. The operating chief noted that Aware Super had recently completed a three-year ...

Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
Global active equity managers faced their toughest year in over two decades in 2024, according to Frontier Advisors. Frontier Advisors said heightened market concentration and US equity dominance created formidable headwinds, with most managers struggling ...

'Less revenue for us': AustralianSuper on closing multiple accounts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... relied upon, and obviously there were concerns about any action by any superannuation trustee that indicates an attempt to benefit the trustee over the interests of the member." During the exchange, it was also revealed ASIC could have sought a significantly ...

TAL taps ex-CBA deputy as chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... Macgregor and the executive team. TAL is a great Australian business, and I look forward to helping guide its future, for the benefit of all stakeholders," Cohen said. Annette King, meanwhile, was announced to have joined the life insurer's board last ...

AI's big moment? Not this year, says Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn't expected to see its big breakthrough this year. Nevertheless, expectations for returns on capital are at their highest since the pandemic, according to Fidelity International's 2025 analyst survey. AI is expected to ...

Praemium hunts for new chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
Praemium has announced David Coulter will be stepping down from the role of chief financial officer, effective March 7. Despite resigning from the position, Coulter will continue to provide investor relationship services to Praemium on a consulting ...

AI is not a bubble: ECP Asset Management

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
ECP Asset Management principal, investments Justin Warton told Financial Standard that the artificial intelligence (AI) boom is still getting started, despite heightened valuations. "The market has seen this movement towards generative AI, and I think ...

Super fund investment in US to skyrocket

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
Australian super funds are expected to pump huge amounts of money into the US over the coming decade, according to a report from Mandala, in conjunction with Super Members Council and IFM Investors. The Going Global report said Australians' superannuation ...