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Super wars not over: Swan

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
Appearing on a panel at the Conference for Major Super Funds, Cbus chair Wayne Swan warned the industry has a fight on its hands when it comes to big structural reforms moving forward. "I was in the parliament when we started the Super Guarantee 30 ...

A solution to active fund underperformance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
New analysis by VanEck questions why so many investors continue to invest in active funds, saying underperformance by active managers is not a recent phenomenon. According to the SPIVA scorecard produced by the S&P Dow Jones Indices, over the last 15 ...

QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
As the manager of the Queensland government's long-term financial interests and a quasi-sovereign wealth fund, QIC can avoid the painful APRA performance test. This is a tremendous advantage for Allison Hill, QIC's state chief investment officer ...

Berkshire posts $53bn investment loss

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
Berkshire Hathaway has reported a US$53 billion loss on its investments during the quarter. However, Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly report explained that unrealised gains and losses arising from changes in market price of investments in equity securities ...

Super fund climate risk assessment results released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
APRA has published the findings of a voluntary climate risk self-assessment survey conducted across the entities APRA regulates. Sixty-four medium to large institutions responded to the survey, which was designed to provide insights into how institutions ...

AMP Capital appoints investment director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
AMP Capital has named Dan Fitzpatrick as investment director, following the promotion of David Dowling to managing director of Airports. Fitzpatrick will join AMP Capital on August 15 from North Queensland Airports where he held the position of corporate ...

VanEck hires five to team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
The asset manager has expanded its Australian team with several new hires as demand for its exchange traded funds (ETFs) increases steadily. Pranay Lal and Daniel O'Connell have both joined the VanEck investments and capital markets team, while ...

Australia's size problem: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
Australian equities concentration on financial and resources heavyweights make factor investing in domestic markets an ineffectual strategy, according to VanEck research. While historically factor investing has achieved excess market returns over the ...

Treasurer announces RBA review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is instituting the first major review of the setting of monetary policy and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) since the 1990s. In the context of Australia facing a complex combination of difficult economic conditions, Chalmers ...

Natalie Cameron named AFCA lead ombudsman

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has appointed Natalie Cameron as its new lead ombudsman for banking and finance. Cameron moves into the position from her current appointment as lead ombudsman for investments and advice at AFCA. She has ...