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World's largest pension fund returns 22.67%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
Japan's $2.27 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) reported a 22.67% return for the fiscal year ending 2023. This performance was driven primarily by domestic equities, which yielded 41.41% return, and foreign equities, which returned ...

Stake to operate under its own AFSL

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
Stake currently provides financial services as an authorised representative of Sanlam Private Wealth and global payments giant Airwallex; both hold an AFSL. But soon, Stake will operate under its own AFSL, offering services as an authorised representative ...

AAT slashes adviser ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
A financial adviser banned from practising for two years for failing to keep appropriate records had the term slashed in half by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). The AAT varied ASIC's decision to ban Christopher Betalli from providing ...

Investment veterans take on new roles

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
A former chief investment officer of Zurich Insurance has a new regional lead role, while an ex-TCorp strategy head took on a chief investment officer position. Michael Vos has been appointed head of investments for Asia Pacific. The investment professional ...

ASX delistings outpacing new market entries

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
The latest EQT ASX Group Monthly Activity Report for June 2024 highlighted a significant trend of ASX delistings outpacing new market entries last financial year. The report suggested investors were increasingly pivoting towards private markets in search ...

Adviser exam yields 70% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
The latest financial adviser exam results show that 70% passed the June sitting. Some 235 candidates sat the exam, with 165 passing. Of the total, 158 did so for the first time. There has been a total of 21,260 candidates who sat through an exam. Over ...

ANZ, Blackstone launch HNWI fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
ANZ and global alternatives fund manager Blackstone have launched a multi-asset strategy for high-net-worth investors (HNWI). The Graphene Alternative Fund is an Australian unit trust and absolute-return strategy that is exclusive to ANZ Private clients. ...

Sequoia professional services lead exits, restructures business

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
Sequoia Financial Group's head of professional services, who worked with a group that attempted to overthrow the current leadership, has left the firm as part of an executive and structural shake-up. Brent Jones was appointed as head of Sequoia's professional ...

TelstraSuper produces 9.6% MySuper return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
TelstraSuper's lifecycle MySuper offering turned around 9.6% for all its members under 50 who have not made an investment choice. The result, which is net of all investment fees and taxes, demonstrates the value of its lifecycle structure, chief investment ...

iExtend receives AFSL after lengthy wait

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
iExtend has been granted an AFSL, after entering a court enforceable undertaking last year over concerns of unlicensed conduct. In November 2023, the life insurance startup entered a court enforceable undertaking after ASIC pinged it for possibly operating ...