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Bull market buoys super funds' 2024 returns

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... Rest said the strong performance is largely the result of its investments in local and international equities. Notably, the fund averaged 8.34% in annual returns since its inception in 1988, beating the ASFA's calculated average for balanced options ...

Perpetual awards mandate to Equity Trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2025
... month, Ares Management Corporation chose EQT to be its responsible entity for its recently launched Ares Private Markets Fund. EQT also finalised the integration of Australian Executor Trustees (AET), which was acquired from Insignia Financial for $135 ...

AustralianSuper wins fund of the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
AustralianSuper has won the Global SWF Fund of the Year award for its leadership, growing investment activity, and significant expansion overseas. Global SWF noted that the super fund has grown from managing $21 billion for 1.2 million members since ...

MetLife to acquire PineBridge Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
MetLife Investment Management, the US$603 billion asset management arm of insurance giant MetLife, is set to acquire PineBridge Investments from Pacific Century Group in a deal valued up to US$1.2 billion. The deal comprises US$800 million in cash at ...

Goodman Group welcomes Norwegian investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
Goodman Group has welcomed Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) - the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund - as an investment partner in the Goodman North American Partnership (GNAP). NBIM has acquired Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's (CPP Investments) ...

Court finds CFD issuers engaged in 'unconscionable conduct'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
The Federal Court has found that collapsed contracts for difference (CFD) issuer, Union Standard International Group (USG) and two of its former corporate authorised representatives, BrightAU Capital (trading as TradeFred) and Maxi EFX Global AU (trading ...

Superhero Super assets to swell via fund transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... now been informed that Slate Super and Simple Choice Super - both sub-plans of the Grosvenor Pirie Master Superannuation Fund - Series 2 and both owned by MYOB's FlareHR - will transfer to Superhero Super, which is a plan under OneSuper. Slate Super ...

Boutique global asset management firms' investment outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Global senior executives from boutique asset management firms see a proliferation of risks - and investment opportunities in 2025. Members of the Group of Boutique Asset Managers (GBAM) have spotted concentration risks in the US, geopolitical risks ...

What you read in 2024

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Mergers, corporate fund closures and executive moves were the major motifs for Financial Standard readers this year. Unsurprisingly, further consolidation in the superannuation sector was a major driver of audience interest this year with a number of ...

NESS Super partners for financial advice offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... we're passionate about making financial advice accessible and affordable for all Australians. Working with NESS Super, a fund committed to going above and beyond for its members, allows us to deliver on that mission. Together, we're helping members take ...