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Policymakers face significant challenge in regulating AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... after the PC, internet and mobile phones, and this view hasn't changed," he said. "We believe AI will be the key driver of equity markets over the next decade, significantly impacting the labour market, productivity and sector concentration, as well ...

GQG builds private markets unit on PAC stakes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... Cordillera Investment Partners. It was only in 2023 that PAC acquired stakes of 24.9% in Avante, a private credit and structured equity investment management firm, and 16.4% in Cordillera, a private equity manager. In 2019, PAC bought a stake in Proterra ...

PGIM launches new platform in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... PGIM manages US$310 billion in private alternative strategies across real estate, agriculture, private credit, and private equity.

Demand for ETFs set to persevere

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... Since mid-2022, the research found investors shifted larger allocations to cash and fixed-interest ETFs, at the expense of equity and multi-asset ETFs. This reflects investor aversion to growth assets amid rising interest rates, Morningstar said, adding ...

MFS Investment Management appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... American in 2016, took on a diversified portfolio management role in 2018, and was appointed co-chief investment officer of equity in 2020. "She [O'Neil] brings valuable investment knowledge across industries and sectors to her role as chief investment ...

Low-margin clients hurt practice valuations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... the cost to serve. Among the transactions that took place in 2023, the number of investors taking a minority or majority equity stake in scaled advice practices has increased. "This area of the market is growing as consolidation in the sector continues ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... management has the poorest female representation, with just 12% of portfolio managers being women. Hedge funds and private equity also have poor representation of women. Other recommendations made by the Committee include urging all employers to equalise ...

Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... ill-founded in 2023 and although the outlook is uncertain, dividends are well supported," Ben Lofthouse, head of global equity income at Janus Henderson, said. "Corporate cash flow in most sectors has remained strong and is providing plenty of firepower ...

Taskforce suggests aged care funding be based on personal wealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... taskforce said it has made its recommendations with the aim of not creating new or exacerbating existing intergenerational equity issues. It has therefore recommended older people make a co-contribution to the cost of their aged care based on their means ...

Managed account FUM closes in on $200bn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... "The subsiding inflation data, receding recession risk, along with the tech sector growth were key drivers for the strong equity performance and provides a positive platform for growth in 2024. Concerns around service inflation remaining elevated and ...