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La Trobe appoints new liquidity chief

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
La Trobe Financial (La Trobe) has named Dan Baker as the new chief liquidity officer. Baker brings over two decades of experience in liquidity, treasury, and market risk to the role. He joins La Trobe following his most recent role as the treasurer ...

Instos continue to bite on risk: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... times before 2025 is done, an extra cut compared with the message provided in June," Ferridge said. "Within the month, the asset allocation weight to equities, the riskiest class of assets, was virtually unchanged, while the same is true for allocations ...

HUB24 launches new client reporting solution

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... tool, Engage. The solution aims to help financial advisers create transparent and timely reports for custody and non-custody asset investments. HUB24 said advisers spend 57% of their time engaging in client-facing activities, while still using manual ...

MA Financial makes $525m acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... Singaporean real estate investment trust for $525 million. Keppel REIT will provide a 75% co-investment with the remainder of the asset to be acquired by MA managed fund. The fund will target a distribution yield of 8% and total return of 13% per annum ...

State Super offloads investment team to Frontier Advisors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... Advisors and as part of the deal, the government superannuation fund will take a 23% stake in the industry super fund-backed asset consultant. The two organisations described the arrangement as an "independent chief investment officer" or ICIO service ...

HESTA hits $100bn in assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
HESTA has surpassed $100 billion in funds under management, which it hopes will help to bring down costs and deliver sustainable returns. HESTA's chief executive Debby Blakey said the increased scale helps the fund to access a larger and more diverse ...

ASIC raises alarm on auditor independence, conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... that could compromise their professional judgement with the entities they audit." BDO was the auditor of defunct Keystone Asset Management, the responsible entity of the Shield Master Fund. When the Federal Court appointed new receivers and administrators ...

JPMAM launches ETF models with Vanguard

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has partnered with Vanguard Australia (Vanguard) to launch four low-cost ETF models. The strategic asset allocation models include conservative, balanced, growth, and high growth options. The models are a low-cost ...

ETF adoption 'intensifies': VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... beta strategies. The 2025 VanEck Smart Beta Survey also found the depth of usage has expanded to cover a broader range of asset classes, with Australian equities, global infrastructure, and emerging markets the most popular asset classes among advisers ...

Aware Super enhances portfolio management capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Aware Super has integrated Ortec Finance's performance measurement and attribution software to enhance its ability to measure and manage investment performance, including improved currency hedge capabilities, across its portfolio. The software ...