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Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is perhaps the most transformative technology since the advent of the internet, poised to herald an unprecedented digital economic revolution. To appear at the precipice of the movement, some are employing deceptive tactics ...

Overhaul of TPD structure, pricing needed: MLC Life

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... Australians who experience temporary disability through injury or illness which is increasingly common in today's environment." Meanwhile, MLC Life Insurance chief group insurance officer Mark Puli said Australians revealed a clear preference for income ...

Platinum plans turnaround, FUM dwindles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Platinum Investment Management unveiled its turnaround strategy as funds under management (FUM) continue to suffer institutional investor outflows and negative returns. The fund manager said its immediate priorities in the next few months is to cut ...

Large-cap equity funds continue underperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... the dispersion really dropped across sectors and stocks in Australia. That means, naturally, it was a challenging environment where equity managers can outperform their benchmarks." The study found a similar environment in 2023 and 2018, when the level ...

Perpetual profit, operating revenue lifts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... business and the robustness of its corporate trust and wealth management divisions, despite a more challenging operating environment. "The first half of 2024 represented the first full six-month contribution from Pendal Group. The Group's AUM stability ...

Realindex Investments marks 15 years with rebrand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
Realindex Investments is rebranding to better position for long-term global growth. Going forward, the First Sentier Investors manager will be known as RQI Investors and have a new logo and visual identity. Chief executive Andrew Francis said the new ...

Bloom Impact, MSC pulled up for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
The now-defunct app-led climate impact fund is the latest entity to cop a fine for greenwashing from the regulator. Melbourne Securities Corporation (MSC) has paid $13,320 to comply with an ASIC infringement notice relating to allegations of misleading ...

Copia seals distribution partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
Copia Investment Partners has won a partnership with HSBC Asset Management to distribute a strategy to retail investors. Copia will make the HSBC Global Infrastructure Equity Fund available to retail investors after it was launched to the institutional ...

Fidelity launches global bond fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... gross asset specialist Lukasz de Pourbaix added that the fund offers several benefits for investors in the current environment. "We're arguably edging closer to the end of the interest rate tightening cycle," de Pourbaix said. "Should central banks begin ...

Global economy to grow at a slower positive rate

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... added that global investment markets also prove to be consistently resilient over the long-term. "With the future environment appears complex, we believe investors should remain mostly invested in risk assets (as part of a balanced portfolio) over the ...