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UniSuper rides tech tailwinds to strong returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... as well as strong performer LVMH. Tech also had an influence over the option that came in second-best, being the International Shares option, which returned 16.4%. More than 16% of the portfolio is invested in companies considered to be at the forefront ...

Pinnacle makes senior hire for American distribution

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... affiliates and being part of the continued growth of the group's global distribution footprint." Pinnacle head of international distribution Andrew Chambers said Putica's appointment underscores the group's commitment to "servicing the world's ...

TelstraSuper MySuper delivers 9.34%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... one of our most important investment strategies," he said. The MySuper Growth option returned 11.5% p.a. while the International Shares option was the best performer at 18.8% p.a. followed by Australian Shares at 14% p.a. "Similarly, retired members ...

UK government investigates sexism in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... barriers still faced by women and whether careers should be marketed differently. In doing so, it's calling for international case studies for comparison. The Treasury Committee is calling for evidence of the obstacles faced by women working in or entering ...

Equity Trustees takes on new RE mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... retail funds. The funds include the ALC Global Credit Fund, the ALC Active Australian Equity Fund and the ALC Active International Equities Fund. ALC chief executive Wayne Mo said the firm is pleased to launch the three new funds in partnership with ...

Brighter Super sees double-digit returns

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... the recovery in equity markets. "Australian equities are up sharply over the past financial year and returns from international equities have been even stronger," he said. Rider said Brighter Super had been overweight listed equities "relative to its ...

Australian ETF industry crosses $150bn milestone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... recession and the rising interest rate environment, nearly half of all investor assets ($74.6 billion) are held in international equities exposures across the ETF industry. Given the current trend and investor preference for ETFs, Betashares is optimistic ...

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... pension market. Hunt said UK institutional investors are not investing as much in local high-growth companies as their international counterparts and said under the reforms, UK pension providers will commit around 5% of their default funds to unlisted ...

Equipsuper adds board director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... as a director for several companies, including the Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund and Darwin International Airport. Currently, he sits on the boards of Australian Catholic University - the publicly funded university with seven campuses ...

GQG hits US$104bn in FUM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
... portfolios significantly different at the end of the March 2023 quarter to December 2022 quarter." GQG's global, international and US equity positions are now overweight in the Information Technology sector as at 31 May 2023. Meanwhile, despite a "difficult ...