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Two new ETFs for Franklin Templeton

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... listing on the ASX will mean that investors will now be able to access the investment expertise and differentiated performance attributes of these funds through intraday-traded vehicles," she said. "These multi-distributed ETFs will complement our existing ...

AMP executive pay packet shrinks amid simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... outcomes were lower in 2023 than the prior year. Also, during 2023, although several long-term incentive plans were performance tested, no payouts were made," she said. AMP is now focused on five areas: banking, platforms, advice, superannuation and ...

Mercury Capital acquires KKR's stake in Findex

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... Australia and New Zealand," Findex chief executive Matt Games said. "Our scale and record of outstanding investment performance, delivered through our market leading Wealth Accounting model is expected to be further enhanced by the partnership with Mercury." ...

Foreign investors optimistic about Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, India, South Korea, and Taiwan. Several markets in the region have seen improved performance, including Mainland China that has jumped four spots to third position. Taiwan reappears on the main Index at 22nd after last ...

Regal shutters East Point AM

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... post-acquisition, Regal Partners has shuttered East Point Asset Management (EPAM) following a period of "challenging performance" and the exit of a seed investor. Regal acquired the Hong Kong-based alternative fund manager last year. EPAM founder and ...

Morningstar warns of stretched valuations in Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... "Better-performing, diverse, and recently established asset managers are poised to capture share from mature firms with lacklustre performance and increase earnings faster. On average, we expect the traditional active managers we cover to be in outflows." ...

Qantas Super taps fintech as an investment consultant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
Qantas Super has partnered with Ortec Finance, a fintech company headquartered in Rotterdam, as an investment performance consultant. The $8.9 billion corporate super fund will use Ortec's investment performance managed service via an outsourcing arrangement ...

JANA appoints new investment trusts leads

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... Trusts. In her new capacity, Simpson will lead the strategic direction of the JANA Investment Trusts, focusing on performance and client outcomes. She joins the investment trust team after serving as co-head of infrastructure research at JANA. Schnell ...

Powell confirms rate cuts likely 'at some point' this year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... bank is targeting a rate cut "at some point this year". "Powell reiterated that the better than forecast US economic performance gives the FOMC time to let data guide policy, but that interest rates will likely be cut at some point this year," Commonwealth ...

Evolution of investment operations spurs new recruitment trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... in high demand, particularly those with a broad set of skills that covers fund accounting, investment operations, performance, data, and implementation. "Candidates possessing strong data analytics and coding skillsets are most in demand, with firms ...