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Colonial First State chalks up strong super returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
... investment officer Jonathan Armitage also attributed investment performance to strong returns in global and domestic equities. He also noted "good returns" from fixed income despite a very challenging market. Looking ahead, Armitage flagged significant ...

AMP adds three group executive roles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
... the AMP Capital real estate and domestic infrastructure equity business to Dexus Funds Management, AMP Capital's Global Equities and Fixed Income business to Macquarie, and SuperConcepts to Pemba Capital Partners. "The AMP sales have made for a much ...

Hostplus tops up mandate, returns 8% to members

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... sentiment of most super funds. "The FY23 performances across the industry relate, in their entirety, to the proportion of equities in a portfolio," he said. "But we never invest for one year - we consider the prevailing conditions, and then we invest ...

ASIC to host CHESS replacement roundtable

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... the group be independently chaired and "advise on significant strategic clearing and settlement issues relating to cash equities trading in Australian markets with a focus on CHESS replacement." The roundtable is expected to be hosted in August and chaired ...

MA Financial Group expands research team

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
MA Financial Group's corporate advisory and equities division has appointed Paul Hissey to the role of executive director. Hissey brings over 20 years' experience as an analyst in the mining sector, with roles at Goldman Sachs and the Royal Bank of ...

Equity Trustees takes on new RE mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... The funds include the ALC Global Credit Fund, the ALC Active Australian Equity Fund and the ALC Active International Equities Fund. ALC chief executive Wayne Mo said the firm is pleased to launch the three new funds in partnership with Equity Trustees. ...

Brighter Super sees double-digit returns

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... Super has reported double-digit returns across several of its investment options for FY23, owing largely to its oversized equities allocations. Brighter Super's MySuper option produced a 12-month return of 10.62%, while its Growth option returned 12.61%. ...

European pension fund hands MaxCap $200m

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... strong structural tailwinds, heavy regulatory pressures on the bank sector, and negative correlations to real assets and equities." MaxCap investors are given two product options, First Mortgage or High Yield, enabling them to align their investment ...

Australian ETF industry crosses $150bn milestone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... fixed income has been the most popular asset class with investors, receiving $2.5 billion in net inflows. Australian equities and cash round out the top three exposures with $1.6 billion and $688 million in net inflows this year respectively. Also, despite ...

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... counterparts and said under the reforms, UK pension providers will commit around 5% of their default funds to unlisted equities by 2030. "I start with Defined Contribution pension schemes, which in the UK now invest under 1% in unlisted equity, compared ...