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Mutual sector overcomes pandemic headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... performance of member-owned super funds has been strong. "The sector continues to witness strong development with the five-year trend reporting 16.4% growth in assets," the report said. Commenting on the findings, Business Council of Co-operatives and ...

Colonial reveals Australia's huge untapped workforce

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... more than one in three people this means changing careers in alter life and staying in the workforce longer. "This societal trend has benefits that go beyond the financial," the report outlined. "It offers people opportunities to stay social, mentally ...

Mammoth aggregate returns for ETF investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
Research from Stockspot has found that Australian investors made $10 billion in returns by investing in ETFs over the past 12 months. Despite market turmoil, rising inflation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, research illustrated that the Australian ...

AXA IM launches Investment Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
AXA Investment Managers announced the launch of AXA IM investment institute and appointed chief investment officer Chris Iggo as chair. The new platform aims to give clients insights on macro events, views on asset classes and long-term future trends ...

AMP bolsters managed portfolios offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
AMP is responding to increased demand for managed account solutions, expanding North's offering as assets under management surpass $5 billion. The proportion of North's AUM held in managed portfolios has increased more than 140% in the past 12 months ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... tightened gradually. "We now lower our 2023 growth forecast to 2.3% (earlier: 2.7%; RBA: 2.0%), to account for a return to near-trend growth with a tighter fiscal and monetary policy." National Accounts data released by the ABS showed that productivity ...

Evolving nature of investment operations boosts salaries

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
A limited talent pool is creating supply challenges in the investment operations space and driving salary increases, according to Kaizen Recruitment. Updating on salary trends in investment operations, Kaizen Recruitment said the theme of increased ...

A mixed year for super: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
The annual KPMG Super Insights report has called 2020 and 2021 a challenging period for the superannuation sector, the impact of which will be felt for some time to come. Over 2020/21 investment markets and the super sector rebounded from the initial ...

Super funds to reach $1tn by 2040: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
A recently released KPMG Super Insights report shows Australia could have at least two super funds with over $1 trillion in assets in the next 20 years. KPMG insights suggest AustralianSuper and the Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will dominate the ...

Just 14.8% of hedge fund leaders are female: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... suggestive of increased performance due to female leadership. In the short term, this didn't apply, and it was a less obvious trend when reviewing the three-year performance indicators. "This is potentially suggestive of Australia having a more modern ...