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Corporate super plan seeks merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
A $2.3 billion corporate super fund has commenced the search for a successor fund following an independent review that found it would struggle to satisfy members' best interests in two years' time. The Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan has ...

Warakirri hires from JANA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
... Additionally, he has been primarily responsible for researching the Australian and global fixed-interest markets and alternative investment strategies. Earlier in his career, Carew was a consultant in the private banking department of Macquarie Bank. ...

Religious carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... original performance test, APRA would assess the product against a supplementary performance test that implements alternative indices. Though this policy was highly controversial, the Coalition said it would establish a precedent whereby investment performance ...

Pension fund buys up iconic Aussie vineyards

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
... "SPV's strategy is to offer wine companies a multi-regional grape supply solution for their wine grape sourcing as an alternative to owning or leasing vineyards - and a partnership with Casella is a perfect fit with this strategy." Meanwhile, PSP senior ...

Sovereign wealth funds increase investment horizons, private market exposure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... alternatives continued to climb steadily; sovereign investors now have an average of 26% of their portfolio designated to alternative investments. Meanwhile, the study results indicated that sovereign investors preeminent concerns pertain to inflation ...

'Our fears were warranted': Chant West proposes YFYS alternative

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... one period despite super fund evaluation being complex and multi-faceted. As such, Chant West's proposal for an alternative test is a composite of risk-adjusted returns and the simple reference portfolio (SRP). "By combining these two approaches ...

Affordable housing investments a win-win: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... local councils. "Institutional investors are reluctant to pursue affordable housing developments because there are alternative investments with more attractive return profiles. In Australia, there are no consistent targets for affordable housing across ...

Link Group offloads PEXA stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
Link Group has sold 10% of its existing 42.77% shareholding in PEXA Group for $101.9 million, with the net proceeds to be used to pay down debt. The PEXA selldown was executed at $13.50 per share; settlement is expected to occur on November 23. The ...

Super is enabling private market democratisation: PGIM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... unlisted infrastructure, on 31 December 2021. Looking abroad, since 2001, US pensions have doubled their allocations to alternative assets to over 20%. Speaking on how much more room there is for private market asset allocations to grow, Antia said every ...

Stapling's consequences must be addressed: Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
Cbus has recommended that the stapling provisions in Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) laws be urgently addressed to reverse the uninsurance risk for workers in hazardous occupations. In its submission, Cbus said stapling reforms have led to many members ...