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Bank rebound buoys Aussie equities funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
The Australian banking sector has rebounded from being among the worst performers of the 2020 financial year to among the best for 2021. That's according to Mercer's Australian Shares Investment Manager Performance Survey. The survey also demonstrated ...

HUB24 appoints chief product officer, director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
The platform has appointed MLC's former group executive, platforms to the inaugural role of chief product officer and added a former Westpac executive to its board. Darren Stevens was in the role at MLC for less than 12 months and was responsible for ...

Economic recap: Week to July 16

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
The Delta variant that's doing the rounds in Greater Sydney crossed the Victorian border last week - prompting a five-day lockdown in the state at about the same time that NSW imposed tighter restrictions. Previous to this and conducted "through ...

Good year for active managers in fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
Good year for active managers in fixed income Kanika Sood Active fixed income managers outperformed their indexed peers in COVID-19, according to Zenith's review of the universe. In the 12 months to April end, the Bloomberg Ausbond Composite Index (0+years) ...

Pendal FUM up $5bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
ASX-listed Pendal reported a $5 billion increase in funds under management in the June quarter, after outflows of $0.7 billion. The fund manager's June end FUM stood at $106.7 billion, as higher markets and currency impact added $5 billion over ...

Packhorse acquires inaugural property

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... million. The agricultural asset manager acquired Stuart's Creek, an 8360-hectare parcel of land located 45 kilometres north-west of Roma, Queensland. The acquisition is part of its plans to invest $1.5 billion in rural Australia over the next five years. ...

KLP divests Israeli-linked settlement firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... human rights violations in war and conflict situations through their connection to the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. This is anchored in the rules on occupation in the Hague Regulations and the Fourth Geneva Convention," KLP senior analyst ...

Crestone expands Brisbane presence

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
Crestone Wealth Management has hired its sixth investment adviser in the past year in a bid to expand its footprint in Brisbane. John Paul Geribello is the latest to join as an investment adviser this month, taking total staff numbers in Brisbane to ...

BT Super for Life ups insurance premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
BT Super for Life will increase the cost of its standard life insurance cover by 13.1% from August 1. The standard cover includes death and TPD. As an example, a 34-year-old male member of BT Super for Life previously paid $11.41 each month for one ...

Westpac sells NZ life business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
Westpac announced the sale of its New Zealand life insurance arm, finding a buyer in Fidelity Life Assurance, which is backed by NZ Super Fund. The institution is selling the life insurance division for NZ$400 million ($373 million) in addition to a ...