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Cbus unveils new leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... for our members," he said. "We've had a period of growth through mergers that has increased our member base and our reach into the media, arts, print, energy and electrical sectors." Chatfield was permanently appointed to the role of chief investment ...

Integrity Life to cease writing new retail policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Integrity Life will not take on any new retail advised business, saying the decline in risk advisers has forced a strategic pivot. Integrity Group, the parent company of Integrity Life, said it undertook a review of the business' strategy, considering ...

LGT seals abrdn wealth business deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Six months after the sale was announced, LGT has officially taken on abrdn's discretionary funds management business in the UK and Jersey in exchange for about $275 million. Under the deal, originally reached in February, LGT Wealth Management has absorbed ...

Managed accounts FUM hits $162bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Managed accounts assets jumped 19% in the year to June to reach a record high of $161.7 billion. This is according to the latest Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) and Milliman figures, which canvassed 48 firms in their survey. Separately ...

NZ Super Fund secures stake in Euroclear

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... and service offering, while upgrading our capabilities in ESG, data, digital and, as we continue to expand, our geographic reach," she concluded. Earlier in the year, NZ Super Fund chief executive Matt Whineray announced he would step down from the top ...

Returns from agriculture a perfect storm of demographics, demand

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
Demographic shifts, rising food demand, inflation hedging, and ongoing farm consolidation are revolutionising how the world produces food and invests in the agriculture sector. Speaking at the AIST ASI Conference this week, Warakirri Asset Management ...

Madison acquisitions strengthen top line

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
Madison Financial Group's acquisition of three businesses in the 2023 financial year drove a 12% increase in revenue to $15.4 million. MTIS Wealth Management, Investment Strategists Accounting Services and Ralton Asset Management helped boost the ...

The evolution of governance structures

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
As superannuation funds develop and expand, investment governance structures must also transform, the super industry has heard. In a panel discussion at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ASI Conference, Australian Retirement Trust ...

Citi terminates staff super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
Citi is closing its staff superannuation fund and ceasing all defined benefit funding, saying it's no longer feasible to continue operating. Employees were recently advised the company had given notice to the trustee that it has decided to terminate ...

ASFA, Super Consumers Australia revise retirement standards

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... Super Consumers Australia (SCA) to increase their retirement standards. According to ASFA, the annual expenditure needed to reach its comfortable retirement standard rose 0.5% in the June quarter to hit a record high of $70,806 per year for couples ...