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Retirees force the politics of income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... reticent to focus on politics but said it must now play an increasingly important role in the thinking of asset managers worldwide. "The political environment shapes the policy environment; the policy environment shapes the economic environment; and ...

Wealth technology firm acquired for $6.8bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... increasing competitive and regulatory pressures." Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with more than 14,400 employees worldwide, DST generated pro forma revenue of $2.3 billion for the 12 months ending on 30 September 2017. The transaction is expected ...

Macquarie listed equities chief departs after 28 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... First State, slipped down to 102, with US$147 billion in assets. The research showed that the top 20 asset managers worldwide - with BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street leading the pack - collectively grew their assets by 6.7% to US$34.3 trillion in ...

SSGA sales head lands top job, successor named

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... distribution in the competitive Australian market has since been used as part of a business case study for SSGA product sales worldwide. "Our Australian business today has a strong retail active investment profile and this is a credit to Amy's determination ...

CommInsure awards $300m risk premia mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... reconcile our clients' return objectives with their desire for capital protection," Jaeger said. GAM employs over 900 people worldwide and manages about $193 billion in client assets. It offers absolute return, alternatives, equities, fixed income, multi-asset ...

Macquarie tops Australian asset manager list

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... First State, slipped down to 102, with US$147 billion in assets. The research showed that the top 20 asset managers worldwide - with BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street leading the pack - collectively grew their assets by 6.7% to US$34.3 trillion in ...

Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... pension system has slipped when benchmarked against 29 global counterparts. Still ranked as the third best pension system worldwide, Mercer senior partner David Knox said the slight slip was hardly doom and gloom for Australia. The nation's index value ...

New industry body to launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... machine learning, the Internet of Things and telematics. In 2016 about US$1.69 billion was invested in insurtech startups worldwide but just 1% was contributed to Australian businesses - a driving motivator behind the body's creation. Created as a standalone ...

Platinum expands North American footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... new distributor to help expand its global equity capabilities to the US and Canadian institutional market. AccessAlpha Worldwide, an adviser and placement agent for institutional asset managers and investors, was selected based on its client relationships ...

ASIC chair nominee withdraws candidacy

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... announcement regarding its new nominee before Medcraft's retirement on November 12. "The Government has conducted a worldwide search through an executive recruitment firm," the spokesperson said, adding that the search follows "the recommendations of ...