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Super funds to reach $1tn by 2040: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... successor funds transfers and another 17 between 2020 and 2021. APRA has encouraged funds to continue to consider merger options and disclosed its view on the sustainability of several funds in the sector. Out of 78 funds APRA found 38 funds (both MySuper ...

Just 14.8% of hedge fund leaders are female: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... being very familiar with several markets (65% compared with 50% of men), indicating greater confidence with the breadth of options available. Female leaders who didn't focus on diversification across markets cited different trading legislation as a significant ...

Westpac offloads BT super funds to Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... a gain. Advance currently has about $44 billion in funds under management, managing several of the BT Super investment options and a number of products on BT Panorama. The net effect of both transactions is expected to be an after-tax gain of $225 million ...

Generation Life launches retirement income product

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... that pays an income for life. Amid the current cost-of-living crisis, Generation Life is looking to provide retirees more options at a time where flexibility is crucial. Generation Life chief executive Grant Hackett said working alongside GBST has allowed ...

VanEck carbon credits ETF set to hit ASX

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... attractive for investors to get exposure." Neiron said the push to further diversify the market with responsible investing options comes after election results. "With the new Labor government now in power and climate change front and centre, time will ...

BlackRock launches ESG model portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... looking to us to provide ESG-focused investment solutions so naturally we reached out to BlackRock to help design a set of options that best suit both our clients' varying risk/return profiles as well as their long-term sustainability objectives." "We ...

Allianz subsidiary, former portfolio managers charged over massive fraud

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... crash. The fraud is believed to have started in January 2016. The SEC said the "immense downside risks" of the complex options trading strategy were concealed when marketed and sold to investors, and ultimately led to a loss of about US$5 billion in ...

AXA IM adds to ESG fund suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... Michelle Lacey, head of client group, AXA IM Core, Australia. "Since introducing one of the first responsible investing options for wholesale investors in Australia with the Sustainable Equity Fund in 2014, we have seen incredible growth in responsible ...

APRA identifies NESS Super board deficiencies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... and administration fees, some by as much as 40%. The fund is reducing investment fees and costs across almost all its options. For example, the investment fees for its MySuper fees will drop by 27.5%. The largest decrease will be seen on its Australian ...

AIST proposes crisis preparedness standards to APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
... contingency planning recommendations to APRA. In its submission, the AIST said the balance of risks and credible recovery options for each sector and entity would vary but overall, the organisation saw merit in the industry receiving tailored guidance ...