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State Super: In decline but doing fine

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... means the government contributions and investment returns are coming in, nevertheless there's still a drift of negative cash flow from these funds. The defined benefit side currently sits around $30 billion and has net outflows of $1 to $2 billion every ...

Super funds to 'look more like insurers'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
The type of software and platforms superannuation funds will need to handle the 'grey wave' over the course of the next decade may put pressure on existing systems, especially as super fund investments continue to broaden. Speaking at the AM Tech Day ...

MLC wary of but not opposed to bitcoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... investment professionals, being able to value assets by metrics such as future cash flows, dividend yields, yield-to-cash flow, and more, are non-negotiables," he said. "[Bitcoin] produces no cash flows, and its value is simply determined by what someone ...

QIC puts money into US aviation infrastructure

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... for investors. APP specifically has an impressive collection of locations with particularly robust and defensible free cash flow generation." Echoing Nahnsen's sentiment, Ridgewood partner Ryan Stewart said: "We value the collaborative relationship we ...

Transfer balance cap to rise on July 1

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... July 1 to get the full benefit of the increase. Factors to consider include whether the client needs the additional cash flow, and the benefit of accessing the tax-free environment now versus having the additional $100,000 in the retirement phase. "On ...

Vanguard fined US$106m for investors' massive tax bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Vanguard US$106.4 million for "materially misleading" investors in the Investor Target Retirement Funds (Investor TRFs) about their future tax liabilities. The failings relate to Vanguard dropping ...

Where to invest when local equities look expensive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
Australian equities are richly priced, yet local portfolios remain heavily skewed towards the domestic market; investors have avenues to seek out diversification and better value, according to Morningstar market strategist Lochlan Halloway. Australian ...

MetLife to acquire PineBridge Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
... growth, a 15-17% adjusted return on equity, a 100-basis-point reduction in its direct expense ratio target, and free cash flow of US$25 billion. MetLife said the acquisition of PineBridge will represent the tactical advancement of the strategy by adding ...

Cbus to play key role in new Bluey movie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... Funding for the film will, in part, be delivered by Fulcrum Media Finance, an Australian specialist lender that provides cash flow funding for completion of local film and television projects. In 2010, Fulcrum Media Finance commenced a $30 million revolving ...

Cost-of-living worries drain retirement confidence: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... retirees drawing down on their super. About 38% are very confident that their savings and assets will provide sufficient cash flow throughout retirement. Among the Millennials surveyed, many turn to their super fund for advice as well as financial publications. ...