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VanEck to launch defence ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... US$2.43 trillion - the steepest annual rise since 2009. VanEck said the increase in military expenditure reflected a growing focus on national security as international peacekeeping has deteriorated. Australia has also committed to increasing its defence ...

Westpac names new chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
The Westpac board has promoted Anthony Miller to managing director and chief executive for the group, effective December 16. He will succeed Peter King, who is retiring after a five-year stint as chief executive and a total of three decades at the bank. ...

AMP hires GM risk, compliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... compliance team. "Cloe is a high-calibre appointment who further strengthens AMP's Super and Investments team as we focus on providing our members with great returns, low fees and high-quality services, all governed by sound risk and compliance practices," ...

Cbus advice lead jumps to Aware

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... advice teams as it expands its advice options to members. Cross will help Aware deliver the advice strategy with a strong focus on the provision of hybrid advice to help members access quality advice when and how it suits them, the fund said. She has ...

Global X's best three ideas for portfolio construction

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... a conference hosted by Activam Group. The first idea is equity thematics, which intend to capture, with a specificity of focus, certain equity areas that have tailwinds from growing addressable markets, essentially serving as a growth component in an ...

Macquarie AM launches emerging markets equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
Macquarie Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF is the latest addition to the Macquarie Asset Management's (MAM) active ETF platform, listing on the Nasdaq yesterday. The new fund (Nasdaq: EMEQ) is managed by the firm's emerging markets equity team - ...

Schroders expands stable of global equity funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
Schroders launched a new global equity fund this week, aiming to exploit 'growth gaps.' The Schroder Global Equity Alpha Fund was introduced to wholesale and institutional investors this week, a concentrated portfolio of global equities managed by co-head ...

Challenger goes for growth with State Street

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... ambitions. In selecting a world leader to uplift our investment operations technology and capability, it will allow us to further focus on our core strengths of retirement services and investment management," Challenger managing director and chief executive ...

Rest hires two general managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... ambitions. She is highly experienced in strategic roles across a wide variety of organisations and industries, with a particular focus on digital solutions," O'Neill said. Meantime, Florence La Carbona has taken on the role of general manager, data and ...

Macquarie AM, PSP Investments sell AirTrunk stake to Blackstone, CPP Investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) have sold the entirety of their respective interests in AirTrunk to private equity giant Blackstone and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP ...