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Nov 8, 2024 · Investment Magazine provides in-depth, monthly analysis of trends and developments for all the businesses in which superannuation funds engage‚ including asset allocation, investment manager selection, custody and fund accounting, member administration, group insurance and compliance.. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land upon which Conexus Financial sits, the Cadigal of ...
Why the whole world is suddenly paying attention to Aussie super
Apr 4, 2024 · As the assets under management in the Australian superannuation system continue to grow – now up to $3.7 trillion – and as populations around the world age, Australia’s compulsory savings regime is attracting global attention. While it has its shortcomings – including the need to evolve from a primary focus on worker savings to one that ...
Australian funds improve transparency, move up global rankings
Amanda White November 8, 2024 | 4.09pm. Save Article. Australia has taken out second place in the country rankings in the 2024 Global Pension Transparency Benchmark (GPTB), moving up from fourth four years ago, when the benchmark was launched. Australia scored an average of 82 in 2024, up from 74 in the previous year where it ranked third.
Inside AustralianSuper’s active ownership strategy
Oct 18, 2023 · Fast forward to 2023, the fund’s strategy is becoming increasingly evident in its higher profile on the corporate dealmaking scene. The fund is set to play kingmaker in the future of ASX-listed Origin Energy where it is the largest single shareholder with a 13.68 per cent stake in the company, which is being courted by Canadian global investment giant Brookfield.
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Investment Magazine provides in-depth, monthly analysis of trends and developments for all the businesses in which superannuation funds engage‚ including asset allocation, investment manager selection, custody and fund accounting, member administration, group insurance and compliance.. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land upon which Conexus Financial sits, the Cadigal of ...
Super industry flows: AustralianSuper, HUB24 lead the way
Jan 18, 2023 · Natural flows. Net natural flows for the system (applied to large super funds, leaving SMSF’s aside) were about $46 billion in 2022. In aggregate the SG rate of 10.5% (scheduled to rise to 11% at the end of this financial year) more than offsets the outflows resulting from pension accounts built up during periods where lower SG rates were in place.
Australia’s ambitious renewables target drives investor capital
Jun 1, 2023 · While returns on these investments have fallen gradually as demand increased, investors can still expect a 10-12 per cent return according to industry sources.. Palisade recently announced a new renewables investment platform, Intera, that attracted allocations from Aware Super, HESTA and the Clean Energy Finance Corp. With installed capacity of more than 1.5GW and an estimated first 12-months ...
AustralianSuper’s lead on fund flows moderates
Jan 19, 2024 · The big eight profit-for-member funds took 80 per cent of natural flows in FY23, with mega-fund AustralianSuper leading the pack. But the nation’s largest fund also saw a slowdown in member switching, securing $9 billion, down from $14.5 billion the year before. APRA data suggests switching activity across the broader market has declined.
Impact investing in Australia may take off - Investment Magazine
Dec 19, 2022 · Impact Investing Australia, which has advocated for a similar body in Australia for many years, wants the government to commit a minimum $200 million to the fund to be matched initially by financial institutions. According to recent media reports, discussions with the big four banks regarding funding are progressing well.
‘Retirement is hard’: AusSuper finalises plans for guaranteed income
Feb 12, 2024 · It already currently has around 106,000 retired members, whose $42 billion in assets represent about 3 per cent of the fund’s total, and it paid out about $3 billion in retirement income in the year to June 30, 2023. The fund expects another half a million members to move into retirement in the next 10 years.