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AMP upgrades North investment platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... select investments by entering a client's target portfolio weightings. The investment switch functionality is designed to better align with how advisers construct their advice documentation. It's fully integrated with North's Record of Advice feature ...

Ontario Teachers' massively underperforms benchmark

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... committed to improving its performance, aiming for a 4% real return, however, will not take undue risks in the pursuit of better returns. The fund will continue to search for "attractive opportunities" in technology, credit, life sciences, and the energy ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... existential risk to firms who don't tackle sexual misconduct. We also know that more diverse organisations perform better, so inaction is not only immoral but bad for growth and business," Baldwin said. "Regulators and the government also have a ...

Government promises transparent financial services regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
The federal government is launching an initiative to provide transparency and better coordination in how it regulates financial services firms to alleviate their compliance costs and burdens. The Financial Sector Initiatives Regulatory Grid wants to ...

Philip Lowe joins LIC board

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... there, Lowe said that while the RBA didn't get it right 100% of the time, "we got a lot right and Australia is in a better place." Former New South Wales premier Baird was appointed chair on 31 July 2022. Baird said: "Phil is one of the finest financial ...

MetLife chair Geoff Brunsdon retires after 13 years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... governance experience. "MetLife is at a turning point as we transform our business, leveraging technology to help us deliver a better customer experience and manage operational risk," Nunn said. "As we do this, we will benefit from Nicola's extensive ...

Hamilton Lane debunks private market myths

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... showing private equity's stronger revenue and EBITDA compared to public companies in 2022 and 2023. It attributed this to better sector selection and a greater ability to create paths for operational growth. Additionally, it highlighted that managers ...

Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... about entering this space unless they have relevant expertise. Professional fund managers and venture capital firms are better placed as they often employ AI specialists for technical evaluations. fs

ASX-listed companies flock to private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... private markets, with fund managers making opportunities more accessible to a broader investor spectrum. Diversification, better, returns, and increased accessibly have helped grow Australia's private assets to $118 billion by September 2022, according ...

Retirement saving, investing daunting for women: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... situation overall. ART executive general manager of advice, guidance and education Anne Fuchs said while women are getting better at carving out time for self-care, that same mindset needs to be applied to saving and investing, so it turns into a habit. ...