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Rest faces class action over IP premiums

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... that from December 2008 to June 2019, Rest automatically enrolled new members in income protection insurance without their active consent. It also claims that when members didn't make any contribution to their Rest account for 13 continuous months ...

Sydney HNWI drops $24m on EG building

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
A private investor has purchased EG's Mungo Scott Building, situated within the iconic Flour Mill of Summer Hill precinct for $23.8 million. The transaction of the Mungo Scott Building totals 3510 square metres and has an occupancy rate of 85%. The ...

MA Financial splurges on 13th marina

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... presenting potential earnings growth opportunities and room for development." MA Financial said it's largely focused on the active management of alternative assets and has significant investment and operational capability in retail, accommodation hotels ...

Bell Asset Management looks to exit RE services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... remain as the investment manager of the funds, and this is where it intends to focus its efforts, "on the core activity of active management of its global equity investment portfolios", it said. The company said it believes it is in the best interests ...

Indexed strategies to hit $1tn in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... "Within some asset classes, this will make indexing the default investment style, adding pressure on the business models of active managers." The research shows that exchange-traded funds (ETF) comprise 4% of the whole investment market - though it is ...

Fund selectors harbour AI bubble fears, affirm belief in its longevity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... tactical adjustments within asset classes. The survey also highlighted a decade-long effort by wealth managers to balance active and passive investments, with a current allocation of 64% to active and 36% to passive. With expectations of sustained high ...

Online investor participation declines

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
Active online investor numbers have continued to decline, albeit at a slower rate, according to an Investment Trends report. The report, which surveyed more than 15,000 retail investors and traders in Australia, revealed a contraction to 1.22 million ...

Actively managed, ESG funds top 2023 outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... Over the last five years, passive fund inflows totalled $82 billion (US$53bn) compared to just $2.6 billion (US$1.7bn) active funds managed to bring in. Growth in sustainable investing between 2020 and 2022 that saw inflows of $79 billion (US$51.2bn) ...

MA Financial buys $96m hotel to seed fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
The alternative asset manager has purchased a large-scale Melbourne hotel from Singaporean real estate group Hiap Hoe Limited. The acquisition of the hotel seeds the new MA Accommodation Hotel Fund, an open-ended wholesale fund targeting accommodation ...

ASIC to tighten grip on super fund misdemeanours

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... greenwashing, which she said remains a key focus for ASIC in 2024, Court said With proceedings underway against Mercer Super and Active Super, trustees will be aware that we will use every lever legislation affords us to eliminate this practice, and ...