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Challenger pre-tax profit up 17%, raises dividend to 26.5c

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... an ongoing strong performance in Challenger Life - its retirement income business that sells term and lifetime annuity products - and a "disciplined approach to cost management." Challenger's normalised net profit after tax (NPAT), which UBS analysts ...

Janus Henderson to buy private credit manager Victory Park Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... "significant relationships" with financial intermediaries will support the distribution and development of Victory Park products globally. It added, however, that the partnership is "highly synergistic" and will enable "mutually beneficial" growth opportunities. ...

Vanguard, Betashares, iShares neck and neck in battle for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... AllianceBernstein at $185 million, Fidante at $161 million, Perth Mint at $86 million, and Platinum at $82 million. The top products by inflows in July were the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF ($357 million), Betashares Global Shares ETF ...

Dimensional to launch three more ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) is converting three additional products to dual-access funds, which it hopes will start trading as ETFs as early as next week. The Dimensional Australian Value Trust, Global Value Trust, and Global Small Company Trust ...

Iress snags Insignia Financial executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... in recent months. Wall joins from Insignia Financial, where he was the general manager of master trust and insurance products. His role included oversight of Insignia's MySuper, retail superannuation and investment products across multiple brands ...

TelstraSuper fields influx of merger offers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... merger partner and commence further due diligence. This includes delving deeper into any potential merger partner's products, services (including advice services), culture, insurances, and investment strategy," TelstraSuper said. "Our members' ...

Choice products require fairer framework: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
Choice products require a fairer regulatory framework as the current settings are heavily focused on default superannuation, putting advised clients with complex needs at a disadvantage, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC). A new report ...

Cbus taps ex-AustralianSuper equities chief for 'critical role'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... returned 8.8% in the year to May, slightly above its long-term average, but it ranked in the third quartile among comparable products. However, over a 10-year period, that investment option has excelled, delivering a 7.6% return p.a., putting it in the ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... arose from failures by Mercer to implement adequate systems to ensure that ESG claims in relation to its superannuation products were accurate, and to monitor and enforce the application of any sustainability exclusions associated with such ESG claims." ...

Former wealth management chief ousted from financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... Hewish. "[UGC] used a client onboarding process that lured people into investing their retirement savings in UGC-related products by having calls made to prospective clients using details including those obtained from a third-party website operator ...