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AustralianSuper breaks into world's top 20 pension funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI | TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022

The superannuation giant has jumped two places in a global survey of pensions and now ranks number 20 with total assets of US$169 billion. According to annual research conducted by the Thinking Ahead Institute and Pensions & Investments, 15 Australian ...

Not enough being done to fix super gap: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022

In opening the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' Conference of Major Super Funds, chief executive Eva Scheerlinck lamented the glacial pace of change for women when it comes to superannuation. Touching on why closing the gender super ...

Defensive equities strategies protect against downturn: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI | MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022

A new report has identified five distinct types of defensive equity strategies delivering protection in different ways and with very different results. Defensive Equity and Market Downturns: Is This Time Different? issued by bfinance revealed the main ...

What's the deal with managed funds?

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022

Managed funds in Australia are underperforming, with the industry average delivering only 5.5% per annum to investors since 2018, according to an investmymoney.com.au report. There is an estimated 3065 managed funds in Australia, of which over 1500 ...

Are Australia's wealthiest tight-fisted?

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022

The Centre for Social Impact's report investigating trends in Australians' income and philanthropic giving has found that although top-end wealth has grown, giving has lagged. Australia has the world's second highest median level of wealth and the fourth ...

Not ruling anything out: Insignia Financial

CASSANDRA BALDINI | FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022

Having attributed its strong FY22 earnings to its recent acquisitions, Insignia Financial's Renato Mota is not ruling out future M&A opportunities to add scale. "We have undertaken two large acquisitions, I think that's provided us with tremendous ...

Calls for greater efforts to close gender pay, super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022

The latest gender indicators from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that the pay gap between men's and women's salaries has persisted, leading to greater super balance disparity. The ABS said the difference in full-time earnings between ...

Assets under custody take a hit: ACSA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022

Total assets under custody in Australia dropped by more than 8% in the six months to June end, with some custodians seeing declines of more than 10%. The latest data from the Australian Custodial Services Association shows total assets under custody ...

Rainmaker unveils managed fund flow winners

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022

Rainmaker Information has published the Wholesale Managed Funds Net Flow report, measuring the growth or decline of wholesale managed funds. Providing market intelligence on the use of wholesale managed funds, both open unlisted unit trusts and ETFs ...

Aussie crypto investors bullish despite market volatility

CHLOE WALKER | THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022

Digital investment platform Syfe has released new findings from an independent investor survey, coinciding with the launch of its product to the Australian market. At a Sydney media briefing, Syfe general manager and Australia country head Tim Wallace ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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