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Allianz Retire+ launches retirement solution for super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
Allianz Retire+ has unveiled its Group Retirement Solutions capability, enabling superannuation funds to scale and deliver tailored retirement income solutions. The retirement solutions provider said its new capability addresses guaranteed income innovations ...

Platform fees, poor resourcing a red flag for regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... underinvestment in digital infrastructure can lead to loss for investors and detriment to markets. "It can also hamper innovation, increase operational costs and, may lead to vulnerabilities that can be exploited to control enterprise systems or gain ...

Treasury outlines plans to boost employment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... Australia's workforce, such as an ageing population, increased demand for care services, technological and digital innovation, climate shifts, and geopolitical risks. The document presents 31 future reform directions that will guide the policymaking ...

State Street implements first rebrand in 50 years

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... new global headquarters. The new brand and digital-first visual identity has been designed to reflect the company's innovation and "history of firsts." With bright blue colouring, it comprises a new logo of three lines, one straight and two curving upward. ...

ARK Invest acquires European ETF issuer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
ARK Invest, an investment manager famous for its focus on disruptive innovation, has acquired Rize ETF, a European provider of thematic and sustainable investment options. The acquisition is part of ARK's global expansion strategy, designed to meet ...

XV Capital plots expansion, fund launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... former Australian Rugby Union captain Stirling Mortlock and business partner James Godfrey, investing in global sports innovation companies. Godfrey said now is the time for XV Capital to scale up, citing a recent report that showed Australia's sports ...

Older Aussies are retirement illiterate: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... figuring out the exact amount retirees should drawdown is also complex. Citing a 2022 study by actuary and head of innovation at Optimum Pensions Jim Hennington, some 840,000 Age Pensioners (about a quarter of those over 65) are currently impacted by ...

EG touches down in Japan

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... capital flows for real estate investment opportunities that will allow the expansion of portfolios. Property technology innovation remains a key focus, it said, with four portfolios supported by EG's innovation incubator, EGX. "EG Japan strengthens ...

First Australians Capital appoints managing partner, receives $9m backing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... and create more opportunities for Indigenous peoples," he said. "PRF's commitment to FAC is allowing us to unlock innovation and self-determination for hundreds of Indigenous businesses and founders." PRF's chief executive Kristy Muir added the ...

Perpetual shutters innovation fund, Pendal funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... terminating a six-year-old global equities fund. It will also shutter several Pendal funds in November. The Perpetual Global Innovation Share Fund was launched in June 2017 and invested in global companies benefiting from technological change and innovation. ...