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Barings expands APAC team

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
The global investment manager has appointed Aaron Thirukumar and Sabrina Kwek to the position of director for institutional sales and senior director for wealth distribution, respectively. In their new roles, Thirukumar and Kwek will be responsible ...

Perpetual restructures asset management leadership, regional chiefs exit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
... asset management units have unified under a new global division, to be headed by current chief executive and managing director Rob Adams. The asset manager has also created a global head of investment strategy role to oversee its international investment ...

Talent attraction key to family office growth: KPMG

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
The growth of local family offices in the past five years is driving an increase in demand for investment and management staff, according to KPMG's Australian Family Office Benchmark Report 2023. The survey, produced by KPMG together with Agreus ...

Centrepoint names new chair, borrows $10m for M&A

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
As the former ClearView chief takes over as chair of the group, the new loan will fuel its commitment to accelerating growth through mergers and acquisitions. After seven years at the head of the table, Alan Fisher is stepping down as chair of Centrepoint ...

Platform comparison fintech launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
SuitabilityHub, a new fintech that allows financial advisers to compare platform providers' features and takes the focus off fees, has launched to financial advisers. SuitabilityHub is a one-stop shop that drills down on platform providers' ...

Westpac reports $1.8bn net profit, rise in stressed assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
Westpac has posted a net profit of $1.8 billion for 3Q23, driven by steady operating revenue and disciplined margin management. Despite inflationary headwinds which led to a rise in expenses by approximately 5% for the second half of 2023 compared to ...

DB Results launches policy admin system

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
The tech company has developed the first cloud-native, low-code policy administration system (PAS) for the life insurance sector. The regulator-approved solution aims to meet the exacting needs of the insurance sector and can be custom-designed for ...

Unemployment rate rises as gender wage gap narrows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported a 14,600 drop in employment in July, deviating sharply from the anticipated rise of 15,000 by economists. In July, the unemployment rate increased to 3.7%, up from 3.5% the previous month, despite economists' ...

Norway's sovereign wealth fund returns 10%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
Norway's $1.4 trillion Government Pension Fund Global returned 10% in the first half, equivalent to $343 billion. Norges Bank Investment Management reported a $13.7% return on equity investments for the first half of 2023, while fixed income yielded ...

Aware Super takes 100% of Oak Tree Group

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
Aware Super is now sole owner of Oak Tree Group, positioning itself as a significant owner of retirement living assets in Australia while also increasing its global presence in the living sector to $5 billion. Back in 2017, the fund's initial commitment ...