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The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... equities, unaffected by currency fluctuations, pocketed an 11% return, catapulted forward by strong performance in the banking sector. More defensive asset classes, meanwhile, had a "steady pace," last year, Liem said. Fixed interest markets mounted ...

MA Financial partners to invest $2.6bn in middle market loans

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... establish a differentiated platform focused on the US middle market. MA Financial Group, Monroe Capital and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) will invest up to US$1.7 billion (AU$2.6 billion) in senior secured loans to US middle market borrowers. ...

First Sentier Investors names chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... strategy officer, effective late May. Conn will be based in Sydney and brings 25 years' experience of finance and investment banking to the role. Conn joins First Sentier Investors from Super Retail Group, where he served as the interim general manager ...

Vado Private announces senior hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... distribution of its investment products to investors. Zukerman has more than 25 years' commercial lending and corporate banking experience. He joins from Carson Capital Holdings, where he was the director of capital markets for four years, specialising ...

BNP Paribas names chief for Australia, NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... Australia and New Zealand, replacing Karine Delvallée. In his new role, Parrot leads a team that delivers global markets and banking, and securities services solutions and asset management offerings to corporate and institutional clients. Parrot has ...

Acenda forms innovation function to create new insurance propositions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... by Lynton Pipkorn, who spent over a decade at Suncorp, including in roles such as group innovation manager across its banking, wealth, life, and general insurance businesses. Pipkorn has also recently held roles at non-bank lender OSQO as chief product ...

Private capital, active ETFs to continue shake up of financial services: Deloitte

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... stablecoins and accelerate banks' adoption of stablecoin-based payment solutions," Deloitte said. Last month, the US Senate Banking Committee passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act of 2025 or GENIUS Act, which ...

QTC names new chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... Queensland Treasury Corporation has appointed Simon Ling, an executive with nearly three decades of experience in investment banking, government financing and treasury management. Ling was most recently the head of financial markets at TCorp - part of ...

UK watchdog to open Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... Australian, early in her career Blackburn worked in regulatory risk at Macquarie Bank and spent five years in the investment banking team at ASIC. She also served as head of compliance, Asia Pacific for Travelex and global head of compliance for Westpac's ...

ECCM recruits operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... highlighting her extensive expertise in internal governance and strategic operations, along with years of experience in banking. "She will play a pivotal role in expanding our internal capabilities and supporting the next phase of ECCM's growth," ...