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Capital Group names managing director for APAC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Marketa Dvorak has commenced as managing director, global financial institutions (GFI) in Asia Pacific at Capital Group. Based in Singapore, Dvorak was most recently the head of southeast Asia for Wellington Management for eight years and was instrumental ...

Advisers count on specialist advisers: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
A new survey shows financial advisers are increasingly relying on other advisers who are specialists in the areas of tax, aged care, and estate planning. Viridian Advisory's latest Adviser Sentiment Poll found that 72% of advisers frequently have ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.35% at the November meeting, with the board indicating there are no plans for that to change anytime soon. "Headline inflation has fallen, but underlying inflation is still too high. ...

Barings brings first Australian private credit fund to life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... Asia Pacific private credit market is rapidly evolving into an appealing opportunity for investors," said Shane Forster, APAC head of investment management and managing director in Barings' Asia Pacific Private Finance Group. "It exhibits comparable ...

Inflation falls within RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in the September 2024 quarter and 2.8% annually, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The September quarter's rise of 0.2% is the lowest outcome since the June 2020 quarter ...

CBRE bolsters leadership team

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
CBRE Investment Management has appointed Vaughan Wallace as managing director, private infrastructure strategies. In his new role, Wallace will be responsible for managing and directing the investment process in the APAC region for investing in infrastructure ...

Jupiter AM awards distribution mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
UK active fund manager Jupiter Asset Management has inked a new distribution partnership as it targets the superannuation sector and attempts to expand in the region. The £51.3 billion ($100bn) investment manager hired Melbourne-based Institutional ...

GSFM hires retail business head

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
GSFM has recruited a new head of retail business who will join the multi-boutique from Warakirri Asset Management. Ben Williams officially starts on October 21 and will report to GSFM chief executive Damien McIntyre. He replaces Stephen Fletcher, who ...

Iress rejigs leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
Iress has promoted from within to fill a new deputy chief executive role, to allow chief executive Marcus Price to focus more on strategic growth opportunities. It comes as the group also loses the co-founder of Xplan. The financial software and data ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.7% in the 12 months to August 2024 - down from 3.5% in July, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Falls in fuel (-7.6%) and electricity (-17.9%) were significant ...