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Integrity Life picks AGI as group life administrator

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
... while allowing Integrity to have access to an online end-to-end policy administration platform, with efficient response times. Integrity Life general manager product and proposition Gary Bailison said the Australian owned insurers' group corporate portfolio ...

A solution to active fund underperformance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... a smart beta strategy is fully invested. While some active fund managers may rush to get out of riskier positions during times of volatility, transferring holdings to cash, they often miss opportunities when the market bounces back due to subjective ...

QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... she notes. "The Fed had inflation under control and was seeking to stimulate the economy, post-GFC, and post-pandemic. At times it sought to normalise rates, but when the market got the jitters, it would quickly return to support markets, continuing ...

Business confidence, conditions rally: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... increased interest rates by 50 basis points for the third month in a row to 1.85%." Only 6% of Australians expect 'good times' for the Australian economy over the next 12 months compared to 45% that expect 'bad times' (the highest figure for this indicator ...

Mining vital to low carbon solutions: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... amounts of metals to help fulfill emissions targets, Fidelity cites copper. The report said solar will likely use roughly five times the amount of copper currently required to generate the same amount of energy through thermal power. Similarly, offshore ...

Macquarie Asset Management buys Veolia waste business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
... and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA still retains the right to reject the acquisition. Macquarie's purchase price of 16.9 times normalised earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation was "significantly higher than the acquisition price ...

Pension fund manager completes $600m MaxCap commitment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
... the relationship with APG. "Commercial real estate credit continues to play an increasingly important role in uncertain times reducing portfolio volatility and increasing returns, in addition to acting as an inflationary hedge due to the floating rate ...

Peter Burgess to become SMSFA chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... 2017, he has had the onerous responsibility of guiding the Association and its members through exciting and challenging times, particularly the dynamic regulatory environment and handling the enormous impact of the COVID pandemic," he said. "I know I ...

Uncertain times calls for portfolio dynamism: Insight

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
Australian investors can seek to narrow downside risks by deploying various strategies designed to reduce risk and boost portfolio efficiency, according to Insight Investment - a challenge currently facing super funds. At a briefing in Sydney, Insight ...

Qantas Super, CEFC back new ESG fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... the allocation of capital. In the same year, the market for responsible investments in Australia grew to $1.2 trillion, 15 times the growth rate of Australian professionally managed investments.