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Industry fund launches new passive options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020

A $6 billion industry superannuation fund has introduced a range of low-cost, indexed investment options for members as it closes two other options. LUCRF Super has made changes to its range of investment options to offer members a wider range of low ...

Vanguard launches new ESG offerings

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020

Vanguard Australia has launched a new Australian shares ETF with an ESG focus, adding to its range of ethical investment options. The Vanguard Ethically Conscious Australian Shares Fund and ETF will invest in approximately 240 ASX listed shares with ...

Foreign fund managers granted licensing relief

HARRISON WORLEY | WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020

Overseas fund managers are set to be exempt from requiring an Australian financial services licence for the purposes of convincing professional investors to become a client. Under ASIC's newly released foreign financial services provider regulatory ...

Super tax concessions out of hand

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020

... of Treasury data shows superannuation tax concessions are growing so large they will soon rival the Age Pension. New Australia Institute analysis shows tax concessions in superannuation are almost as large as the cost of the Age Pension, and growing ...

HSBC to cut 35,000 jobs

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020

HSBC announced plans to cut around 35,000 jobs from its global business after posting a 33% drop in profits in 2019. The bank said it is also planning a complete restructure of the business as it reduces its global headcount to around 200,000 employees ...

Fixed income giant names Australia head

ALLY SELBY | TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020

A global fixed income investment manager has named its new Australia head, promoting the incumbent to a regional leadership role. PIMCO managing director and co-head of Asia-Pacific portfolio management Rob Mead is set to head PIMCO's Australia ...

BNP Paribas appoints new Australia head

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019

BNP Paribas has appointed Karine Delvallee as its new head of territory for Australia and New Zealand and general manager of the BNP Paribas Australia branch, having worked for the company for over 25 years. Delvallee has held a number of senior and ...

NZ Super responds to Australian social media laws

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 8 APR 2019

NZ Super, which has been active in calling for action on social media companies following the streaming of the Christchurch terror attacks, has responded to new laws passed in Australia. The laws, passed last week, mean that executives of social media ...

ASIC releases AFSL approval data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019

Of the 1728 new Australian Financial Services Licence applications ASIC considered last financial year, 758 were approved. Close to 200 AFSLs were cancelled in the same period. Latest statistics from ASIC show that of the 758 approvals, 303 comprised ...

Super fund awards real estate mandate

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019

An undisclosed superannuation fund recently seeded a new Australian-domiciled global real estate trust with a $128.5 million mandate. The Heitman Global Prime Real Estate Trust was launched in Australia this week with Equity Trustees winning the appointment ...

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Qualitas scores $550m mandate

ELIZA BAVIN

Qualitas won the mandate from a new global institutional investor based in North America.

ASIC alerts licensees to experienced pathway deadlines

ANDREW MCKEAN

ASIC has issued a reminder to the Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensees regarding the upcoming notification obligations related to the new experienced provider pathway.

Coller Capital hires former J.P. MAM executive

KARREN VERGARA

A former J.P. Morgan Asset Management executive has been appointed the lead of Coller Capital's private wealth distribution unit for Australia and New Zealand.

Partners Group launches private infra fund

KARREN VERGARA

Partners Group will launch a new private markets fund for local high-net-worth investors.

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Considerations when nominating a charity for your super upon death

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Taking a gamble to steady the ship as chief executive of First Nations Foundation, Phil Usher has turned it into a more secure, self sustaining entity, far better equipped to empower First Nations people to achieve financial prosperity. Andrew McKean writes.

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