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Qantas Super, ART merger official

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
Qantas Super and Australian Retirement Trust (ART) officially merged on March 29. About 25,000 members with $9 billion in funds under management (FUM) have moved from Qantas Super to ART. Qantas Super chief executive Michael Clancy said: "It has been ...

Not one trustee tracked end-to-end claims handling times: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
A review of major superannuation trustees by ASIC found that not even one monitored or reported on the full process of death benefit claims handling. The review of superannuation trustees including, Australian Retirement Trust, Avanteos (Colonial First ...

Rest awards US$300m mandate to Miami-headquartered investment manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
Rest has awarded a US$300 million mandate to Miami-headquartered investment manager I Squared Capital for its infrastructure credit strategy. The strategy focuses on providing flexible and structured capital solutions to essential infrastructure assets ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
There is still millions of Australians paying for default insurance cover through their superannuation that they don't know about or understand, according to Super Consumers Australia (SCA). SCA found that 19% of people are unsure whether they have ...

Equity Story plots expansion, names chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
The chief executive of Sydney-based Capital Haus will assume the role of executive chair of Equity Story Group, as the latter plans to expand its presence in private wealth and funds management. Current executive chair Ross Landles, who will move to ...

CBRE taps industry veteran for research head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
CBRE has appointed a new global head of research to lead the team tasked with advising investors on the forces shaping the commercial real estate market. Henry Chin succeeds Richard Barkham, who will retire at the end of June. A more than 10-year veteran ...

Aware Super completes phase one of 'Project Odin'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Aware Super has completed phase one of enhancing its investment data capabilities - dubbed 'Project Odin' - by implementing a new investment enterprise data management platform. GoldenSource worked with Aware Super to create the fund's new ...

Regal leads $30m note in Carma

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Regal Funds Management and Tiger Capital have led a $30 million convertible note in used car marketplace Carma, with participation from existing backers like General Catalyst and Five V Capital. The funding will be used to expand Carma's vehicle inventory ...

Australia can lead energy transition, climate investing: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Australia should seize the next four years as an opportunity to be a leader in climate investing and the energy transition by taking advantage of the US President Donald Trump's hardline anti-ESG stance, a panel of experts say. Australia has the ...

Underinvestment in Southeast Asia a 'big issue' for Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Speaking at the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific, former Macquarie Group chief executive Nicholas Moore said Australian investors should be paying more attention to investment opportunities in Southeast Asia. Moore said low awareness of the economic ...