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Future Fund deputy CIO jumps to Blue Owl

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
Blue Owl Capital's hire of a top executive from the Future Fund has generated more interest in US firms vying for institutional business in Australia. Australia's sovereign wealth fund has confirmed the departure of deputy chief investment officer ...

Link shareholders approve takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... shared goals." The Trust Bank senior managing executive officer Takafumi Ihara said The Trust Bank is one of the largest pension and stock administration providers in Japan. "We truly believe the acquisition of Link Group will further enable MUFG to ...

Institutional investors eye increased exposure to Vietnam

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
Most pension fund managers and institutional investors plan to increase their exposure to Vietnam over the next three years, according to research from Dragon Capital. Dragon Capital, a Vietnam-focused investment firm reported that 96% of them expect ...

Proposed super tax obfuscates legacy pensions rules: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... confirmed, Burgess said, that the intent is for a self-managed super fund (SMSF) paying a complying lifetime or life expectancy pension to use the Family Law Split factors in the relevant Schedule of the Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001 to ...

AMP North adviser inflows rise 22%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... reported that net cash inflows to platforms increased 32% from $152 million in Q1 2023 to $201 million in Q1 2024. However, pension payments increased to $500 million from $392 million year-over-year, which the wealth management firm said reflected the ...

Mine Super cuts fees, updates investment options

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... new pre-mixed investment options to its members - a defensive option and moderate option. Both will also be offered to pension members. The defensive option has a "medium level of risk" and includes assets like cash and fixed income. It also has some ...

WTW to launch dedicated private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... initiatives to better align the long-term investment needs of many end investors, including Defined Contribution (DC) pension savers. WTW added that it believes that private equity investments, which historically have offered a high illiquidity premium ...

IMF flags concerns over 'risky' private credit market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... features such as, speed, flexibility, and attentiveness have proved valuable to borrowers. Institutional investors such as pension funds and insurance companies have eagerly invested in funds that, though illiquid, offered higher returns and less volatility." ...

Treasury mulls transfer balance credit provision reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
The government is consulting on changes to provisions afforded to super fund members with a capped defined benefit income stream to ensure they are not negatively impacted in the event of a merger. Under current legislation, when a super fund merges ...

Senate Committee endorses Superannuation Objective Bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... promote intergenerational fairness, ensuring young people don't experience higher tax obligations to fund the Age Pension. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) praised the Bill for enshrining "fundamental principles" of superannuation, ensuring ...
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