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Superannuation fund returns underperformed SMSFs: Research

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... allocation favouring domestic over international equities, in a year where the local market outperformed some international markets. "We have shown in earlier research that less than 2% of SMSFs hold international equities, most often with allocated ...

AMP chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... Persol Australia Holdings, and the Australia-Japan Foundation, and previously served on the board of Australian Financial Markets Association. "During my tenure as chair, AMP has undergone a significant transformation to set the company up for a sustainable ...

Too many Aussies eligible for wholesale products: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... higher costs for regulatory breaches. The FSC asserted the crucial role of wholesale investors in Australia's capital markets but advocated for updated thresholds to ensure only truly sophisticated investors are classified as such. It highlighted that ...

Macquarie profits tumble; long-serving executive exits

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... "substantially lower" net profit after tax in FY24 and announced the departure of its long-serving head of commodities and global markets Nicholas O'Kane. Macquarie's annuity-style divisions, Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and Banking and Financial ...

Grok Ventures appoints new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... dream team behind Grok's investment portfolio," Cannon-Brookes said. "Tan brings an incredible knowledge of global markets and climate tech, but most importantly, she is a visionary. She brings big ideas and big passion to solve the biggest challenge ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management enhances adviser portal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... portfolios and more importantly, stress test these portfolios across a variety of scenarios - for example, different equity markets or rate environments. This means the conversation between advisers and their clients changes from "what if" into "what ...

GQG Partners records US$127bn FUM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... The international equity strategy, the largest, expanded by 5.8% to US$49.2 billion from US$46.5 billion. The emerging markets equity strategy followed with a 4.5% rise to US$35.1 billion from US$33.6 billion. Global equity and US equity also saw growth ...

Class action filed against IC Markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
Piper Alderman has formally filed its class action against International Capital Markets (IC Markets) for offering contracts for difference to retail investors. The law firm began investigating the potential for a class action in October 2023. Now filed ...

BlackRock appoints Aussie head, builds out NZ business

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... scale and expertise to benefit our partner firms and end investors." "BlackRock seeks to make a meaningful impact in the markets we operate in, and we remain committed to furthering the development of the local industry in our role as a fiduciary to ...

Cbus appoints head of stewardship

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... director of investment stewardship in the UK, leading board ESG level engagement and proxy voting across multiple European markets and served as a director of operational risk. BlackRock informed Financial Standard that its head of sustainable and transition ...