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Funds grilled despite record returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
AustralianSuper and Cbus faced an extremely hostile questioning from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, which at times devolved to committee members yelling over one another. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk and Cbus ...

Cbus hires from APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... new role in support of the fund's efforts to internalise investments. About 35% of the fund's investments are managed in-house currently. Ferguson was with the regulator for just shy of two years, having been appointed in September 2019. Prior to that ...

Life insurance drives economy: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
The life insurance industry has emerged as a key driver of global economic growth, new research shows. The latest MetLife Value of Life Insurance report aims to increase customer engagement and noted life insurance provides stable, long-term investment ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... owner-occupied housing (6.6% vs. 6.2%) and investment housing (1.6% vs. 1.1%) picking up pace. This makes the continued rise in house prices hardly surprising. CoreLogic's "5 capital cities aggregate" home value index rose by 1.9% over the month ...

Aware Super joins APG in Spanish property firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... â,¬200m each into the company, the industry fund said. Vivenio will use the money for new acquisitions of operating assets, in-house developments and turn-key projects in major cities across Spain to become the leading private rental sector (PRS) player ...

Cbus expecting 19% returns for year

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... returns, lower than our previous long-term forecasts..." he said. Cbus manages about 35% of its $65 billion in assets in-house, and is looking to hire in operations.

Regulators urge wider DDO adoption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
Superannuation trustee chief executives have been advised to operate under the assumption that all their offerings must meet the requirements of the Product Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) legislation. Releasing notes from the inaugural Superannuation ...

Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... its policy to encourage investment in the sector aimed at increasing the supply of new houses and thus, relieve escalating house prices. But demand for residential property continues to grow faster, underpinned by the faster than expected economic recovery ...

Perpetual adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... Global Investors and chair at ABANA. Aboelnaga Kanaan is also a trustee of a number of endowments including International House, Fashion Institute of Technology and The Chapin School. "We are delighted to welcome a director of Mona's calibre to the Perpetual ...

Stake taps FinClear for ASX offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... in our space to own the complete infrastructure highway - from the retail interface through to the exchange and clearing house - we're able to really streamline the trading process and make it much more efficient than anyone else can." Stake chief executive ...