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Lazard enters local ETF industry with infra offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
Lazard Asset Management is now offering ETFs in Australia, kicking off with a global listed infrastructure active ETF. Commencing trading on Cboe today, the Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Active ETF (GIFL) is a unit class of the $2 billion Lazard ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
The World Economic Forum released its Global Gender Gap Report for 2024 revealing that, at the current pace, it will take another 134 years - equivalent to five generations - to achieve full gender parity. Globally, the gender gap has closed by just ...

Who is the highest paid S&P500 company chief?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
The chief executive of semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom pocketed US$161.8 million in total remuneration in 2023 to be the only boss among S&P500 companies to receive a nine-figure salary, a new pay study shows. Broadcom's Hock E. Tan is the only ...

Brighter Super seeks fund managers for $500m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
Brighter Super will invest a further $500 million to build Queensland and is looking for the right fund manager partners to make it happen. The $32 billion super fund today announced it is on the hunt for fund managers to deliver its "Queensland Investment ...

Jim Lamborn retires from JANA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Jim Lamborn has retired from the asset consultant after more than two decades on its leadership team. Lamborn first joined JANA in 2002 as head of implemented consulting. He held this role for more than 13 years, working across business development ...

Private markets demand cools: bfinance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
Investors' appetite for private market strategies appears to be waning as capital raisings fail to keep pace with the frenzied demand in 2023. According to a new report from bfinance, Manager intelligence and market trends, global private markets ...

Budget 2024: Change to foreign investment rules

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government is focused on changing the way the nation attracts and deploys investment. "We will create a front door for investors to accelerate and coordinate transformational projects, establish a domestic National Interest ...

Frontier grows consulting, governance teams

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
Frontier Advisors has announced four new appointments, hiring from Aviva, Zenith, Cooper Investments and Motley Fool. Firstly, Daniel Manser will join Frontier's client consulting team, working with investors across all client segments. Manser joins ...

AFCA and CSLR sign MoU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) and Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out how they will work together to support a fair and efficient financial services sector. The ...

Perpetual seals $2.18bn deal with KKR, chief to retire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024
Perpetual has agreed to divest its wealth management and corporate trust businesses to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) for $2.18 billion, pending shareholder approval. The deal will see the departure of Perpetual chief executive Rob Adams. The net proceeds ...