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Legalsuper names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
Paul Murray took over as chief investment officer at legalsuper on March 11, succeeding Norman Zhang who departed in December 2023 for a role at Koda Capital. Murray was most recently interim head of alternatives at Future Fund, a role he took on after ...

Financial Conduct Authority cracks down on finfluencers, firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... illegal promotion. Firms that approve the finfluencers' investment-related promotions should ensure they are playing an active role in ensuring the promotion remains compliant, the FCA warned. "They should also be mindful of their choice of influencer ...

Deloitte eyes more mergers and product innovation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
Superannuation funds will be focused on ongoing merger activity and strengthening retirement strategies and product solutions in the next few years, according to Deloitte's Dynamics of the Australian Superannuation System report. The report forecasted ...

Australian Ethical eyes small caps as play for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
Last year, global equities significantly outperformed Australian equities, largely driven by the remarkable performance of the world's largest technology companies - dubbed the Magnificent Seven. However, Australian Ethical points to stretched valuations ...

Why active managers are falling behind in emerging markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... factors would have outperformed the emerging markets index over the long term. It is an all-seasons approach, compared to active managers and single factor approaches that tend to be more inconsistent, VanEck said. The research showed emerging markets ...

ASIC's harsh words to directors: 'It's not meant to be easy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... Good directors run successful, profitable businesses," he said. "That's not going to happen unless every director takes an active stance of curiosity and asks the right questions - to understand their business, and how that business makes money. When ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid 'new market regime'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... politicisation is considered the biggest headwind by 39% of investors, underscoring the importance of "partnering with active managers who have robust experience" sourcing the most attractive opportunities. The second theme was private credit and private ...

AustralianSuper's move to boost productivity by up to 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... for Microsoft 365 trial, which began in late 2023. But due to "overwhelming interest", the trial expanded to around 260 active users.

Investors being influenced by the 'Powell pivot'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... riskier securities, both in and off-benchmark." Th report said manager selectors have an "invaluable opportunity" to evaluate active fixed income teams' decisions and performance through the evolving economic and interest rate conditions of 2020-2023. ...

Perpetual, Pendal combine multi-asset capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... Blayney was portfolio manager of 11 funds, of which O'Dea will now assume responsibility for 10. These are the Pendal Active Balanced Fund, Pendal Active Conservative Fund, Pendal Active Moderate Fund, Pendal Active Growth Fund, Pendal Active High ...