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BNP Paribas to sharpen efforts down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
Having spent more than two decades working with super funds down under, BNP Paribas says it's spending more time focusing on the quality rather than the quantity of its partnerships. Speaking with Financial Standard, BNP Paribas head of institutional ...

Active funds outperform passive strategies - sometimes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... most developed markets, active funds have also surpassed passive strategies in the bonds-global category over the past decade. Conversely, in the "world large blend" category, active managers often struggle to justify their higher fees compared to low-cost ...

NGS Super launches retirement savings strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... yesterday, assistant treasurer Stephen Jones stressed that, in anticipation of the millions preparing for retirement in the next decade, funds must urgently lift their game. "For 30 years, the superannuation industry has done an excellent job of building ...

Industry fund chief steps down

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
The long-standing chief executive of a $6.7 billion industry fund will leave December 1, after nearly two decades at the helm. Prime Super chief executive Lachlan Baird, who's held the role since 2005 and presided over "considerable change and growth" ...

Cost-of-living crisis puts young members at risk: Rest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
Rest has reported that rising cost-of-living pressures are harming the mental health and financial future of young members, intensifying pre-existing concerns about retirement. A survey commissioned by the $75 billion industry fund revealed that 73% ...

Insignia appoints to board

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
Industry veteran Gai McGrath is set to join the Insignia Financial (Insignia) board as an independent non-executive director in March next year. She is set to replace Insignia's risk and compliance committee chair Elizabeth Flynn, who is stepping down ...

Adviser numbers steady, but shortfall predicted

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
... December 2018 peak, forecasting by Rainmaker Information has sought to determine whether demand for advice over the coming decade can be met. According to Rainmaker, with 16,000 advisers, Australia remains on-track for a significant shortfall in the ...

Bell FG announces leadership shakeup

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
Arnie Selvarajah and Dean Davenport will become the new co-chief executives of Bell Financial Group (BFG), while executive chair Alastair Provan retires. Selvarajah has been the chief executive of BFG group subsidiary, Third Party Platform (Bell Direct) ...

PGIM executive quits after less than two years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
PGIM's head of Australia wealth Benjamin Price will step down less than two years after being appointed. The US$1.2 trillion asset management business of Prudential Financial has confirmed that Price will leave by the end of the year. However, people ...

Russell Investments executes local leadership revamp

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
Russell Investments has devised a series of executive appointments to bolster the firm's expansion efforts across the APAC region. Tim Furlan, with nearly two decades of experience in senior roles at Russell Investments' Master Trust and Superannuation ...