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BT upgrades platform functionality

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
BT is updating features of its Panorama platform that include improvements to reporting and document-tracking features. The reporting feature introduced last October 2022 will now allow financial advisers generate the same set of reports for potentially ...

Nanuk launches currency hedged unit class

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Nanuk Asset Management has added a currency hedged unit class to the Nanuk New World Fund to provide a safety net against the impact of currency fluctuations on investment returns. Nanuk head of distribution Dan Powell said: "Over the past 12 months ...

Dutch pension giants back $1.5bn local BTR deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
Scape Australia, a residential-for-rent owner and operator, has teamed with Dutch heavyweights APG Asset Management and fund manager Bouwinvest, to develop and acquire assets in Australia's burgeoning build-to-rent sector. The partnership, subject ...

Italian private credit fund brings unique offering down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... coupled with high inflation rates," Oricchio told Financial Standard. "In order to reduce both risks, MLoan's investment focus is on floating rate, which aims to benefit from the current rising rates and environment, and high-quality, senior secured ...

4D Infrastructure welcomes new investment director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
Tim Snelgrove has been appointed investment director and will report into chief investment officer Sarah Shaw. Snelgrove will be based in Sydney and brings 14 years of experience in financial services to the role, including 12 years in globally listed ...

MA Financial establishes Singapore office

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... McCluskey will relocate from the Sydney office and continue in his capacity as executive director. "Aidan will continue his focus on HNW and family offices in Singapore and South-East Asia," Martin added. Alongside its client relationship and service ...

Treasury proposes upping supervisory levies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... million. ADIs are forecast to constitute 34.8% of total levies in 2023-24, slightly less than 36.6% the year prior. APRA will focus on maintaining the financial and operational resilience of these institutions. The life insurance sector, including friendly ...

Aware Super bolsters strategy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
Aware Super has expanded its investment strategy team with the hire of four new specialists and has set up a new investment risk division. Two new hires will play a founding role in a new investment risk team, with the other two supplementing the macro ...

Morgan Stanley adds to regional leadership

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... Australian offices. Levin will be based in Hong Kong and is responsible for the firm's regional investment management arm with a focus on new markets and product opportunities. He has over 25 years of asset management experience, most recently as a managing ...

BT names distribution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
BT has named its new head of distribution to fill the role vacated last December. Jason Brown, who has been head of distribution in an acting capacity, officially takes the post. He was previously the head of account management for nearly five years ...