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Nuveen appoints head of consultant relations, APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
Nuveen has strengthened its Asia Pacific global client group with the appointment of a new head for its APAC ex-Japan consultant relations team. Jaxon Rudduck has taken the helm to enhance Nuveen's ties with global investment consulting firms in the ...

IFM drops $50m on local infrastructure player

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... and other multi-dwelling properties all across Australia." The SUPA Group, which forms an umbrella over SUPA network, SUPA tech and SUPA energy, is headed by former Vocus Group chief executive Geoff Horth. He said the partnership with IFM will allow ...

Wealth management ecosystem at critical inflection point: Citi

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
The wealth management sector is at a critical juncture, confronting declining fees and escalating compliance costs, according to Citigroup research. Accordingly, the Citi Disruption and Transformation in Wealth report suggested a need for wealth managers ...

AI-fuelled narrow market challenges diversification: Epoch

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
Extraordinarily narrow market leadership within mega-cap tech will offer investors the opportunity for diversification in more reasonably valued market segments, predicts Epoch Investment Partners managing director, research Kera van Valen. Addressing ...

Westpac closes Specialist Businesses Division

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
Westpac has decided to fold the Specialist Businesses Division that once housed its platforms, superannuation and insurance businesses, redeploying its lead Jason Yetton. The bank has restructured in support of its next strategic phase, chief executive ...

PE success all about fund selection: Rest

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... see this across sectors also," she said. "Investors are always asking, 'what are the hot sectors to invest in, it was tech and then it was healthcare, what is it now?'" But when reviewing sectors, interesting a top quartile manager in an unfavoured ...

UniSuper rides tech tailwinds to strong returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... is invested in Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet. It also invests in Nvidia, AMD and ASML, as well as strong performer LVMH. Tech also had an influence over the option that came in second-best, being the International Shares option, which returned 16.4%. ...

Hostplus tops up mandate, returns 8% to members

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... pension members returned 13.84%. "Hostplus' strong returns included low valuations for the fund's private equity and tech, despite strong returns in both the domestic and global listed markets for tech stocks," Sicilia said. "While commercial ...

ClearView strengthens leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
ClearView has bolstered its leadership team with three appointments across operations, product and pricing, and technology. Joanne Faglioni, who originally joined ClearView in late 2021 as chief claims officer, has been promoted to group executive of ...

US regulators launch investigation into OpenAI

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research firm that owns ChatGBT, to evaluate possible negligence and consumer harm. In a 20-page document sent to the Microsoft-backed AI firm, regulators demanded ...