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Outdated super rule costs teens $10k at retirement

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... should be for everyone, paid from the first hour of your first job, and fixing this outdated exclusion is overdue. "As every smart investor knows, thanks to the magic of compound returns, a dollar invested early in life in super has the most power to ...

AllianceBernstein managing director departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
AllianceBernstein managing director, Australia client group Brad Karp has announced he will leave the investment firm. Karp has been with the firm for close to 24 years. Prior to that he held roles at AXA as business manager - Australian equities and ...

ETF winners and losers in September

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... inflows of just $43.5 million, which paled in comparison to market capitalisation strategies, which drew $1.67 billion, and smart beta strategies, which amassed $292.6 million. By asset class, international equities were the standout, VanEck said, accounting ...

RQI Investors promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... Hamilton has worked across several areas of quantitative research, including multi-factor alpha models and optimisation, smart beta, index arbitrage, and dynamic currency hedging and database management and has regularly presented at conferences and ...

ETFs preferred vehicles for Aussie, US advisers: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... and ETFs are uniquely placed to offer all three," he said. VanEck found nearly half of participants (47%) have existing smart-beta ETFs. "Smart-beta strategies have transitioned from market disruptor to the mainstream. A significant proportion of practitioners ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
Regulators are zeroing in on anti-greenwashing measures in the asset management sector, as well as tighter regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology, according to a KPMG report. The report said that stopping companies from making ...

Hostplus launches digital advice platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
Hostplus has launched a digital tool that delivers personalised financial education and advice to its members, called SuperSmart. The $115 billion industry fund, which has nearly two million members, partnered with large licensee Industry Fund Services ...

Former ASIC commissioner joins Insignia Trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
A former ASIC commissioner will join Insignia Financial as the chair of its trustees business on September 19. Danielle Press also assumes the position of non-executive director at Insignia Financial Trustees, replacing Lindsay Smartt. Press had a five-year ...

Rest rebrands with new look

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
The $85 billion fund has unveiled a new look in a bid to make the superannuation experience simple for its two million members. Rest's logo has been updated with a different typography, exclusively in the colour green. Rest chief member officer ...

Betashares completes Bendigo Superannuation acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
Betashares has finalised its acquisition of Bendigo Superannuation for an undisclosed amount. As of September 1, Betashares was the manager of $1.4 billion of super assets for 19,000 members. Betashares and ASX-listed Bendigo Bank declined to confirm ...