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JANA wins mandate from public sector super fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... Deloitte, the asset consultant was awarded the mandate by the Superannuation Commission, the trustee of RBF, to help manage the public sector fund's $2.1 billion in defined benefit assets. "We look forward to working closely with the Superannuation Commission ...

Super tax is a 'wealth tax': Taylor

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... Australians' retirement savings a regime that proposes a different approach for a farmer or a small business owner than a public servant, a judge, a politician, including, might I say, the prime minister himself and the secretary of treasury," Taylor ...

New life insurance regulations rolled out

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... was deferred to October 2024 to allow for a comprehensive review. An exposure draft of the Regulations was released for public consultation, and after considering feedback, the Regulations have been implemented. The Regulations commence on 1 March 20 ...

Aussies do not underspend in retirement, say super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
Australians are not underspending in retirement and are typically exhausting all their savings, research shows, sparking a call for advice reforms to be expedited, allowing contributions to be made in retirement, and no mandated use of annuities by ...

ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... Bank also opposed the decision. This morning, ACT deputy president justice John Halley said there were sufficient "net public benefits" to allow the deal to go ahead. "The tribunal has concluded that the small increase in the market share of ANZ, if ...

Funds SA hires ESG expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... positions. The recruit recently returned to Adelaide after spending the second half of 2023 studying a Master of Science (Public Policy and Management) in the US. Before the study break, she worked at Duxton Capital in the ESG team, where she led the ...

Family offices choose private credit: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... over a longer-term horizon." On the other end of the spectrum, chief investment officers said intend to liquidate cash and public equities to fund these new positions. By country, they suggested increasing allocations to Japan, Korea, and India at the ...

VanEck failed to disclose influencer's role in ETF launch: SEC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... arrangement, including failing to disclose the sliding scale. It also said that a PR firm retained by VanEck advised the public would likely assume Portnoy was a spokesperson for the ETF, however the board was apparently not made aware of this or informed ...

ASIC files lawsuit against unlicensed director, companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... assets of $1.02 billion when it did not; recorded assets were just $11,180. Documents also claimed there would be a likely public listing of the company on the London or Nasdaq stock exchanges, despite there being no reasonable grounds for such claims. ...

AI poses potential challenge to financial stability: Gensler

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... whether it's internally developed or externally sourced. "Investment advisers or broker-dealers also should not mislead the public by saying they are using an AI model when they are not, nor say they are using an AI model in a particular way but not ...