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Increased scrutiny on private credit

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
The lending market maintains a cautionary tone amidst inflation and interest rate rises, according to Hamilton Lane head of global investment strategy and co-head of investments Drew Schardt. "Over the past couple of years, in the lead-up to the onset ...

FPA, AFA merger talks continue

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
The proposed merger between the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has entered into the second round of member consultation. Recently, members have been invited to complete a survey to help ...

Fixed interest themes you can't ignore: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
... alignment into trading blocs, nationalisation, and the renewable energy revolution. Janus Henderson head of Australian Fixed Interest Jay Sivapalan said: "In recent years, while events such as Brexit and the US/China trade wars led to the growing view ...

More alpha gains through ops

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
Growth in fund complexity and managing assets in-house has triggered intensive efforts by pension funds to beef up their operational and support functions. JANA principal consultant and head of operational consulting, Jo Leaper, says there is a growing ...

HNWIs remain interested in digital assets: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
Australian high-net-worth investors (HNWI) have continued to take an interest in digital assets this year despite market volatility, according to digital asset manager Matrixport's Private Wealth in Digital Assets Study. The study, commissioned ...

ASIC abandons $500k SMSF threshold

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
ASIC has updated guidance on SMSF advice, deciding to remove $500,000 as an indicator of the "appropriateness of advice" to establish a SMSF. ASIC hasn't opted to nominate a minimum threshold but said fund expenses are proportionality higher, and net ...

Global pension report reveals flight to safety

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... year in 2021, riding the wave of rising markets to post stellar returns. That era has come to a crashing halt in 2022 as interest rate hikes and the threat of stagflation loom large. Asset owners don't expect that these issues will fade any time ...

Aware Super hires from Macquarie

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... passionate people leader, who is celebrated for building and leading high-performing global teams and exhibits a strong interest in sustainable investing and inclusion and diversity."

PM Capital appoints distribution director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... Enhanced Yield Fund. I am looking forward to showcasing our investment capabilities across equities and global Fixed Interest to my wider network and the advisers across Australia," Cheetham said. PM Capital Limited, founded in 1998 by its chief investment ...

2023 the year for fixed income: Schroders

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
... that they changed their investment strategy over 2022, and 54% of those given the risk of higher inflation and higher interest rates are now looking to fund managers for active strategies to deal with such a challenging environment. "This year, we have ...