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Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Marketing strategist Toby Ralph says super funds must overhaul their member communications, as the days of arranging cohorts by demographic are long gone. Addressing the crowd at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Melbourne, Ralph ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
A panel on the impacts of climate change has heard how, as ESG approaches evolve, super funds must be conscious of their competency in the space and have processes for measuring it. Appearing at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, UTS Institute ...

Future-proofing the super system: Rees

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Speaking on a panel the first day of the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF), MetLife head of external affairs and public policy Nathan Rees said that establishing an objective for superannuation will help to "future proof" the system. "The ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Addressing the Conference of Major Super Funds in Melbourne this morning, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the superannuation system is one of the reasons he feels optimistic about the future of the economy, though remained realistic about possible challenges ...

ASX shifts slightly on Credit Suisse, First Republic

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... the global banking crisis and we saw Credit Suisse shares jump 19.2% with European bank stocks up 1.1% on the back of that news," he said. The liquidity backstop provided by the SNB was complemented by the European Central Bank. "It did lift interest ...

TAL offloads dealer group to CountPlus

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... clearly positions CountPlus as a major player in the future of wealth management in Australia." "The acquisition is terrific news for CountPlus investors and continues to evidence the disciplined execution of our growth strategy. It delivers the scale ...

Magellan sees more outflows

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... follows Magellan reporting a rise in FUM at January end, seeing it grow by 2% despite $0.5 billion in outflows. The unfortunate news for the once prosperous Magellan comes after it reported a statutory net profit after tax of $83.8 million for the second ...

Chalmers' promise to end super wars foiled by criticism

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... Though, Dutton didn't directly answer whether the Coalition would index the $3 million in super. In an interview with Sky News, Dutton expressed that he believed that Australians' superannuation is their hard-earned money, and that the basic ...

Gurner, Qualitas close second BTR fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... raising highlights the momentum in the CQ platform - as we continue to grow it in a disciplined and diligent manner." The news comes as Qualitas shared its impressive financial results for the half year ended December 31 (1H23), up 117% on its net profit ...

Link Group secures mandate renewal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... make super as easy to understand as possible, while leveraging our scale to deliver the best possible value to them." The news follows Link securing a mandate with HSBC as the latter builds out its pensions business in Hong Kong, a move that also signals ...