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Australia survives global pension rout

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
Amid the largest drop in global pension assets since the GFC, Australian super funds held steady with lower bond allocations and Super Guarantee flows. Global pension assets had their largest annual decline since the GFC, dropping 16.7% to $47.9 trillion ...

Equity Trustees names super head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... Zurich Australian Super and trustee appointments to AIA (Comminsure) in 2019, followed by HUB24 Super Fund and AMP Life super funds in 2020," O'Brien said. "Andrew inherits a capable and strong leadership team, excellent clients, and clear direction. ...

The great super cover up is over: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... Nick McKim to disallow the proposed regulations passed in the Senate, 42 votes to 21. As such, the rules requiring super funds to itemise and disclose information about their spending of members' money will remain intact. Last year, the government legislated ...

Put controls in place for super funds: Associations

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... advisers aren't happy about it. The Quality of Advice Review proposal (QAR) sitting before Treasury would give super funds the green light to provide personal advice to their members regarding their interests in the fund, including the transition ...

Whole of portfolio solutions running hot: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... solution has really come to fruition over the last 12 months, as the market has deepened from institutional clients to super funds, all the way through to wealth clients," Petering said. "We see this in the growth of our models business and the models ...

Super disruptors throw in the towel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
The number of Millennial-targeted super funds continue to fall by the wayside, halving to just 14 nearly a decade after attempting to disrupt the superannuation sector. Touted as pioneers in the super industry, the likes of Future Super and Virgin Super ...

"A lawyer's picnic": QAR report slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... accessible to those who can afford it. Those who cannot "will be left with the conflicted advice of the banks and super funds." Among her proposals, and as anticipated, Levy suggested amending the Corporations Act to allow for all financial product advice ...

Private equity still hot: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... in private markets over recent years. There seems to be a bullishness about that," he said. Grose added that while super funds have historically been underweight private assets, their allocations have tremendously increased over time. "I think there's ...

Super funds must unlock diversification opportunities: HSBC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... latter's head of markets and securities services Nick Wheeler. In an interview with Financial Standard, Wheeler said super funds are facing an increasing need for diversification opportunities due to the concentration of risk in Australian public assets ...

JANA management buys out Insignia stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... Dudley said includes expanding its service offerings to meet clients' evolving needs. "With the consolidation of super funds resulting in growth, we're seeing more clients bring their capabilities in house. This requires greater services to support ...