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Private markets demand cools: bfinance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
Investors' appetite for private market strategies appears to be waning as capital raisings fail to keep pace with the frenzied demand in 2023. According to a new report from bfinance, Manager intelligence and market trends, global private markets ...

COVID helped to reduce inequality: Productivity Commission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
New research from the Productivity Commission has revealed changes to income and wealth levels during COVID-19. "The initial pandemic period saw an unprecedented decline in income inequality. The incomes of lower-income households grew rapidly in relative ...

Another corporate fund bites the dust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... close or transfer elsewhere, including the Oracle Superannuation Plan, Linfox Staff Superannuation Fund, and Heidelberg Australia Superannuation Fund. It also terminated its own Towers Watson Superannuation Fund, which was overseen by its other RSE ...

Cbus deputy CIO exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
The deputy chief investment officer of Cbus has left the super fund eight months after being appointed to the post. Alexandra Campbell, has resigned from her role after a total of four years with the fund, Cbus confirmed to Financial Standard. Campbell ...

Seven fund managers scoop up First Sentier mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) flags it will appoint seven new managers to take over several mandates that will be vacated by First Sentier Investments (FSI) following the shock closure of four local investment teams. CFS has said it has been "actively ...

BitConnect promoter pleads guilty

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
The promoter of BitConnect Australia has pleaded guilty for his role in spruiking a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. John Bigatton promoted BitConnect, an online cryptocurrency platform that offered a financial product known as the Lending Platform ...

Australian Unity appoints general manager of social infrastructure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... financial services sector. He spent more than 12 years at ANZ in its Global Markets division and five years at Bank Australia as head of impact finance and treasurer. Most recently, he served as chief financial officer at Sentient Impact Group. Australian ...

Loomis Sayles brings global bond fund to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... when bond markets are in dislocation, to find great value for our clients." Natixis Investment Managers country head of Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said Loomis Sayles is a leading name in fixed income. She noted that the strategy is popular ...

NEOS names retail, strategic sales leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... for New South Wales, before being appointed regional sales manager for New South Wales, ACT, Queensland, and Western Australia in June of last year. He brings extensive experience in life insurance and financial advice to the role. Prior to NEOS, Leonard ...

Aware Super hires head of corporate development

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... partner of choice" in the industry. Craig Stevens joined Aware Super this week in the role, coming across from Vanguard Australia where he was head of strategic growth and performance. While there, he worked on its Personal Investor division, including ...