NEWS AND RESEARCH

5 November 2024 Comments
The outcome of the US election is unlikely to disrupt the operational strategies of Australian superannuation funds, even though specific assets may…
The industry fund has added a new executive to its team.
The central bank has served up a disappointment for punters on Melbourne Cup Day.
The fund’s inaugural chief retirement officer is looking to establish a new venture.
The sovereign wealth fund remains cautious of the impact of high inflation as it announces a strong return in its latest update.
In this latest edition, Anna Shelley, CIO at AMP, shares the fund’s approach to current market conditions and where it continues to uncover key…

SUPERANNUATION

The outcome of the US election is unlikely to disrupt the operational strategies of Australian superannuation funds, even though specific assets may feel the effects....

The central bank has served up a disappointment for punters on Melbourne Cup Day....

The superannuation industry will be judged by its member services rather than how effectively it accumulates wealth, according to Stephen Jones....

The profit-to-member super funds are officially operating as a merged entity, set to serve over half a million members. ...

Super Review announced 21 winners at the annual Super Fund of the Year Awards, including the recipient of the prestigious Fund of the Year Award....

PEOPLE & PRODUCTS

5 November 2024

The industry fund has added a new executive to its team....

4 November 2024

The fund’s inaugural chief retirement officer is looking to establish a new venture. ...

28 October 2024

The financial services company has made two senior appointments to its super and investments leadership team. ...

21 October 2024

The $89 billion fund has named co-chief investment officers following the resignation of Andrew Lill earlier this month. ...

21 October 2024

The industry body is adding 25 years of financial services experience to its leadership team with a new appointment. ...

FUNDS MANAGEMENT

In this latest edition, Anna Shelley, CIO at AMP, shares the fund’s approach to current market conditions and where it continues to uncover key opportunities....

The mega fund has announced a $2.2 billion investment in a leading data centre platform, bringing its global real assets portfolio to nearly $60 billion....

In this latest edition, Australian Retirement Trust’s head of global real assets Michael Weaver explains the fund’s approach to finding new opportunities as it surpasses ...

Fund managers remain hopeful for a Chinese revival story despite the “disappointing” stimulus package announced this week....

In this latest edition, Darren Spencer, lead investment director at Mercer, shares the fund’s process in assessing opportunities in a shifting investment landscape....

FINANCIAL ADVICE

4 November 2024

APRA’s latest data has revealed that superannuation funds spent $1.3 billion on advice fees, with the vast majority sent to external financial advisers....

28 October 2024

Cbus Super has unveiled Advice Essentials Plus, a new service offering affordable financial advice to both members and their partners....

9 September 2024

The fund has launched a new tool to help deliver personalised financial education and digital personal advice to eligible members....

6 August 2024

The industry body has recommended an approach that recognises unique advice needs, noting current super regulation and legislation is “overwhelmingly designed with simple...

4 July 2024

The first Delivering Better Financial Outcomes bill passed the Senate on Thursday afternoon before sailing through the House of Representatives a few hours later as a mat...

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT

The sovereign wealth fund remains cautious of the impact of high inflation as it announces a strong return in its latest update....

Australia is becoming increasingly recognised as an attractive investment opportunity against global counterparts, recent analysis has found....

Pension funds in Australia and the UK are embracing recent developments that will facilitate the deployment of superannuation capital toward the energy transition in both...

With the Goldman Sachs’ S&P 500 long-term outlook occupying headlines over recent days, an Aussie economist has weighed in, noting that, while difficult to time, the US m...

The appetite for digital infrastructure has grown significantly among Australia’s superannuation funds, with assets like data centres, fibre optic networks, and telecommu...

INSURANCE

25 July 2024

The insurance company has joined this year’s awards as a principal partner....

18 April 2024

The $135 billion fund has transitioned away from TAL Life Insurance following an “extensive tender process”....

15 February 2024

The $80 billion fund is facing legal action over allegedly signing up new members to income protection insurance by default without active member consent....

6 February 2024

In a Senate submission, the Financial Services Council has once again called for further clarification that the government will assess the consumer outcomes of group insu...

21 September 2023

The Federal Court has ruled in favour of QSuper regarding non-payment of a total and permanent disablement benefit to a member....

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