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Vanguard chief executive Tim Buckley to retire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Vanguard chief executive and chair Tim Buckley has announced his retirement, set for the end of 2024, after three decades at the investment manager. Vanguard's board of directors is actively searching for Buckley's successor, considering both ...

'ASX Wolf' Tyson Scholz bankrupt in ASIC crackdown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... opinions on buying or selling specific shares, including timing and pricing, both publicly within the group and through direct messages with members seeking his advice on specific stock actions. Following this, the Federal Court permanently barred Scholz ...

Large-cap equity funds continue underperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Large-cap active equity fund managers turned in their second-worst year of underperformance as 77% failed to beat their benchmark, the latest SPIVA study shows. Aussie large-cap managers suffered their worst-performing period in 2023 - not since 2018 ...

Nominations open for 30th annual MAX Awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Nominations are now open for the annual Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards. Now in their 30th year, the MAX Awards recognises industry excellence in the fields of marketing, advertising and sales in financial ...

Perpetual profit, operating revenue lifts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
Perpetual reported an increase to its underlying net profit after tax and operating revenue, largely due to the Pendal acquisition. Underlying profit after tax (UPAT) reached $98.2 million, 46% higher than the prior corresponding period because of the ...

Former Blockchain Global director confined to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
ASIC has obtained an interim order from the Federal Court to restrict former Blockchain Global director Liang Guo, also known as Allan Guo, from leaving Australia. The corporate regulator is currently investigating Guo and two other Blockchain Global ...

HNWI collecting activity stoops: Knight Frank

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
Despite a slew of record-breaking sales, luxury investment markets weakened in 2023, according to the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index (KFLII). For only the second time, the KFLII, which tracks the performance of 10 popular investments of passion ...

UniSuper creates lead governance, compliance role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
A key Morningstar executive is taking on the newly created role in May. Annika Bradley has been appointed senior manager, investment specialist (policy and advice) at UniSuper. She is currently director, manager research ratings for Asia Pacific at ...

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 ...

Vanguard Super hits $1bn, soft launches pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... a default Lifecycle option, or more confident investors can elect specific investment options. While already available direct to consumers, the retirement options will be available to financial advisers once Vanguard Super's adviser portal - currently ...