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Cbus, Hostplus take out customer satisfaction awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
Cbus and Hostplus have taken out titles at Roy Morgan's annual Customer Satisfaction Awards. Cbus was awarded the Industry Superannuation Fund of the year, while Hostplus won Major Superannuation Fund of the Year. This was the first time either super ...

Relax rate expectations: Franklin Templeton

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
The investment manager believes the market's current interest rate expectations are too aggressive. In its latest review of the outlook for inflation and monetary policy, Franklin Templeton said it remains of the view that the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Retirees doing it tough: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
ASFA's latest insights show the annual increase in the cost of living for some retirees is the largest seen in 12 years. According to ASFA's Retirement Standard figures for the March quarter, Australians aged around 65 living a comfortable retirement ...

Super funds to reach $1tn by 2040: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... in assets under management by 2040. KPMG predicts that a small number of 'mega funds' will continue to pull away from the rest of the super fund market population. However, "in practice, multiple drivers - future consolidations, individual funds' level ...

Managed account market reaches $175bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
Funds under administration (FUA) in managed accounts platforms increased by almost 50% per annum in the last three years alone, according to Rainmaker Information. Analysing figures previously published by the Institute of Managed Account Professionals ...

Australian dividends shatter pre-pandemic records: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... rebound was underpinned by an 81.7% higher payout than the equivalent period to the end of March 2021. This figure dwarfed the rest of the world's aggregate 13.6% reversal. However, the Janus Henderson report noted that Australia's dividends had fallen ...

Challenger details future strategy, plans JV

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
After announcing a restructure last week, Challenger has provided further detail on how it plans to diversify, including flagging its intention to enter a joint venture with SimCorp and naming a chief executive to lead it. Hosting its Investor Day today ...

Challenger restructures for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
Challenger is restructuring as part of a broader strategy to reach more customers, in a plan that will see the departure of the current chief executive of its life division. The group is creating a new 'Customer' division which will comprise ...

Allianz subsidiary, former portfolio managers charged over massive fraud

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
Allianz Global Investors and three of its former portfolio managers have been charged by the US regulator over a multi-billion-dollar securities fraud sold to pension funds that went on for more than four years. The Securities and Exchange Commission ...

US inflation wavers near a 40-year high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
The US inflation rate has fallen to 8.3%, but the Consumer Price Index continues to flirt with catastrophic 40-year highs. The index also revealed that costs had risen by a monthly rate of 0.3% in April after having risen 1.2% in March. This decline ...