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GAM Investments loses local lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... head of wealth for iShares Australia, running the retail business and distribution strategy. Before that, he was vice president of investor solutions for Barclays Capital for five years, landing from Macquarie Bank following stints at Skandia, Zurich ...

Super to be paid on parental leave from July 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... less income in retirement than a person who has no career break." Meantime, the ACTU welcomed the bill's passage, with president Michele O'Neil saying: "Today is a great day for hundreds of thousands of parents. After years of campaigning, unions have ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... group said. The Australian Council of Trade Unions also urged the government to introduce legislation swiftly, with ACTU president Michele O'Neil saying: "Every dollar in workers' super accounts is essential to ensuring that they can afford to ...

ECB cuts rates for second time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... the region grew 0.2% in the second quarter, lower than the first quarter's 0.3%, and falling short of projections. ECB president Christine Lagarde said growth stemmed mainly from net exports and government spending. "Private domestic demand weakened ...

Apollo, State Street plot private markets ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... increase accessibility to private markets, opening them to an even larger cross section of investors," Ron O'Hanley, president and chief executive of State Street, said. "This relationship combines the strengths of two market leaders to allow even ...

Macquarie AM, PSP Investments sell AirTrunk stake to Blackstone, CPP Investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... infrastructure investor in the world across the ecosystem, including data centers, power and related services," Blackstone president and chief operating officer Jon Gray said. MAM and PSP Investments acquired 88% of AirTrunk in 2020, which saw it expanded ...

Evergreen funds prime for retail PE investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... are gaining traction. Touching on what retail investors can expect from evergreen funds, Gavin Williams, senior vice president at Neuberger Berman, said they will receive the same "quality" of investment. "Even though the [retail] fund is smaller, it ...

Acadian AM launches two new credit strategies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... the launch of a Global High Yield and US Investment Grade offering. The new strategies will be managed by senior vice president and director of systemic credit Scott Richardson and his team based in the US. "Research shows that investors are well-served ...

NGS Super names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... Battams is also the current chair and managing director of Labor Holdings, an investment vehicle of the Labor Party, and president of the party's Queensland branch. As for super fund experience, he previously spent more than a decade on the board of ...

South Africa readies 'two pot' pension system

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... it will be taxed according to an individual's most recent income, as well as payment of any administration fees. President Cyril Ramaphosa said this new system will help spur South Africa's economic growth and will at the same time ease financial ...