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Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
Several major superannuation funds such as UniSuper, Aware Super, and Equip Super continue to invest in global weapons companies despite growing concerns among members, particularly as the Israel-Hamas war escalates. This includes France's Thales ...

Equity Trustees adds more super fund clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
Equity Trustees has bolstered its books further, taking over as trustee of two more retail super funds. Equity Trustees' superannuation trustee business has been appointed trustee of ClearView Retirement Plan, while also adding Guild Super to its lineup ...

Real asset cycle likely to return: Dexus

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... for real asset valuation as investors factor in a lower cost of capital," Dexus said. "Of the real asset sectors, office, retail and industrial are likely to be more sensitive to economic conditions than some other real asset sectors such as healthcare ...

Advice group awards mandate to JANA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... practices leverage JANA's institutional quality advice and scale to find best in class investment opportunities for their retail and wholesale clients."

BWP, Newmark Property REIT set to merge

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... takeover offer, comprising 0.40 units of the BWP trust per NPR security. Most of BWP's properties are large-format retail properties, including Bunnings Warehouses, which are leased to Bunnings Group Limited. Bunnings is also one of NPR's major ...

Super fund satisfaction improves: Roy Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... that the decline in customer satisfaction has occurred since mid-2021 due to the volatility experienced by the ASX200. "Retail funds are down 8% to 58.9% and are at their lowest level of satisfaction for over three years since November 2020," she said. ...

Penta Capital fined for fabricated FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... Queensland-based Penta Capital boasted on its website between May 2022 and February 2023 that it managed $6.9 billion on behalf of retail, wholesale, and institutional investors. It also claimed that $350 million in assets were under its management and ...

Mercer Super loses state leaders

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... consultant and as a funds management administrator at Perpetual. This is on top of a 17-year stint at Harris Markets in retail sales.

MSC Trustees acquires Certane Corporate Trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... Trustees now has some $30 billion in funds under appointment in acquiring the division of the Certane Group, which provides retail custody, and trustee and agency services to asset managers and financial product issuers. The purchase price was not disclosed. ...

Advisers urged to check ASIC registration status

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... - Better Advice) Act 2021, all relevant providers must be registered with ASIC to provide personal financial advice to retail clients from next month. This obligation is separate to the requirement to be listed on the Financial Advisers Register. While ...