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Platinum exec pay hit with second strike

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Platinum Asset Management suffered its second consecutive strike against its remuneration report but managed to avoid a board spill. Yesterday, 73% of shareholders overwhelmingly voted against adopting the remuneration report at the annual general meeting ...

Australian economy 'fundamentally sound': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief executive Matt Comyn painted a positive picture for the Australian economy, despite ongoing cost-of-living pressures. Comyn said high interest rates are doing the job of bringing inflation under control, but the pace of ...

Platinum seeks insto managers, new asset classes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
Platinum Asset Management is seeking out institutional fund managers looking to break into the retail market as it also attempts to enter new asset classes and differentiate itself from a multi-boutique model. Platinum chief executive and managing director ...

Australian ETFs reach $233bn in FUM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
The Australian ETF industry continues to see strong inflows, according to the VanEck ETF Industry Pulse October 2024, reaching a record $233 billion in funds under management. This is up 2.7% from September 2024 and up 54.5% from October 2023. Betashares ...

LGT Crestone takes over remainder of Commonwealth Bank's advice business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
LGT Crestone has inked a deal to scoop up Commonwealth Bank's (CBA's) remaining personal advice business, which serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. Commonwealth Private Advice has around 500 clients with assets exceeding $5 billion. ...

HMC Capital makes $400m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
HMC Capital will acquire iseek, a leading Australian co-location data centre operating platform, for $400 million. HMC said the acquisition is consistent with its recently announced strategy to establish a Global Digital Infrastructure Platform (DigiCo). ...

New PGIM chief executive named

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
Prudential Financial has appointed a former Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) executive to lead its US$1.4 trillion global asset management business, PGIM. Effective 1 May 2025, Jacques Chappuis will lead PGIM as president and chief executive. ...

'No alternative': ESSSuper sues Iress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
The $37 billion superannuation fund is suing Iress, saying there has been numerous incidents and breaches since they partnered which have had a material impact on the fund and its members. ESSSuper has filed Federal Court proceedings against Iress and ...

Capital Partners managing director steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  SUNDAY, 10 NOV 2024
David Andrew, the managing director at Capital Partners Private Wealth Advisers, is stepping down after 25 years. Andrew founded the West Australian firm in 1999. It's since grown to employ more than 50 staff and service over $2 billion in assets. ...

Prime Super names investments lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
Prime Super has recruited a former Media Super chief investment officer to lead the investment team. Michael McQueen joins the $7 billion industry fund as general manager of investments, replacing Jane Kang who left last year. In the new role, McQueen ...