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GSFM partners with Eastspring to deliver new EM offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... chief executive Damien McIntyre said the partnership provides exposure to a new asset class for GSFM and its investors. "Our focus remains on identifying gaps in the investment market and filling them with the right solutions for investors that stand ...

Macquarie executive to become chief product officer at BT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
BT has appointed a longstanding Macquarie executive as its next chief product officer, replacing Kathy Vincent. Annabelle Kline will take over as BT's chief product officer in May. She will be responsible for leading the platforms business, comprising ...

Wealth firm gears up to change administrator

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
Acclaim Wealth is preparing to conduct a data migration for its AMG Super Personal Pension Division next week, involving approximately 6000 members with funds under management of $1.6 billion. The migration will move these members from an old FNZ technology ...

MetLife enhances employee benefits package

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... women in the workforce for longer, directly influencing their retirement outcomes. "These leave benefits underscore the focus that needs to be placed on supporting mental as well as physical needs, especially as we acknowledge the impact on people and ...

Evolution of investment operations spurs new recruitment trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... "Graduate programmes tend to be tailored towards front-office positions, and there is an increasing need for these programmes to focus on investment operations to develop the talent pool," Cleary said. "Depending on the fund size and organisation structure ...

Charter Hall acquires stake in hotel REIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... acquisition is consistent with CQR's strategy to redeploy proceeds from recent shopping centre divestments to increase its focus on net lease convenience retail assets," Charter Hall said. Charter Hall expects HPI to generate an annualised FY24 distribution ...

Australian private capital industry surges 33%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
Australia's private capital market has grown 33% over the past 18 months, with assets under management (AUM) now reaching $139 billion. Preqin and the Australian Investment Council released the 2024 Australian Private Capital Market Yearbook which tracks ...

Legalsuper names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
Paul Murray took over as chief investment officer at legalsuper on March 11, succeeding Norman Zhang who departed in December 2023 for a role at Koda Capital. Murray was most recently interim head of alternatives at Future Fund, a role he took on after ...

Investment managers embracing AI: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
According to a report by Mercer, nine out of 10 investment managers are either using or planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) in their investment strategies or asset class research. The report flagged that the question is no longer if but how ...

HMC Capital acquires asset manager

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
HMC Capital has successfully acquired North American Digital Infrastructure asset manager StratCap in a deal worth $43.7 million. HMC Capital announced its intention to acquire the company in its 1H FY24 results on February 20. The transaction is expected ...