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EG to target intermediaries

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... and distribution. Prior to that, he spent seven years at Macquarie Group. "At the moment, we are building our product strategy for the next few years in private wealth," Weingarth said. Weingarth explained that the business was initially built off high-net-worths ...

Aware Super appoints member strategy lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
The $170 billion Aware Super has appointed a new lead for member strategy who previously worked at AustralianSuper. Chris Cramond took on the newly created role of head of member strategy on March 4, overseeing member experience, data and insights ...

More than 40% of women unprepared for retirement: CFS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... 25-29 would happily use their super to pay for financial advice. Of the women who do receive advice, 67% have a financial strategy in place, while just 24% of those who do not have an adviser do. Meanwhile, 61% who receive advice feel financially prepared ...

Best default super funds revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... at 8.5%, even amid Federal Court proceedings from ASIC over allegations of greenwashing. Aware Super's High Growth strategy and Hostplus' Balanced option also showed strong performance, recording returns of 8.4% and 8.2%, respectively, over the ...

Iress loses key wealth executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... chief but picked up the head of products job. Haqqani arrived from Bennelong Funds Management, where, as chief client strategy officer, she oversaw product development and management, regulatory affairs, and corporate sustainability. Earlier she spent ...

Senior equity manager exits Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... was promoted to senior portfolio manager of equities. In December 2022, Cbus made five new appointments as part of its strategy to bring investments in-house and build a strong internal investment capability. Weickart then stepped into a newly created ...

Insight Investment Consultants rebrands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... wide audience," he said. Meantime, to further support the expansion, Leo Mauceri has been promoted to general manager, strategy and operations. He joined the firm in August 2023 as a senior investment consultant and has also held strategy roles with ...

Platinum plans turnaround, FUM dwindles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Platinum Investment Management unveiled its turnaround strategy as funds under management (FUM) continue to suffer institutional investor outflows and negative returns. The fund manager said its immediate priorities in the next few months is to cut ...

Large-cap equity funds continue underperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... also fared worse than the long-term average of 60%. S&P Dow Jones Indices APAC director and head of index investment strategy Sue Lee said certain market environments that are more favourable for active managers and 2023 was not one of them, pointing ...

Annuities too expensive for most retirees: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... retirement savings. "This suggests very few retirees could afford an annuity as the centerpiece of their retirement income strategy," Rainmaker said. Lifetime CPI-indexed annuities would be even more expensive, the research house added. This likely explains ...