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Japanese asset manager enters Australian market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... approaches to capture excess returns. SMDAM's Global Strategy has achieved a gross return of 12.53% p.a. since inception in April 2015, compared to the MSCI World Benchmark of 9.96% p.a. Cumulative returns since inception amount to 216.10% for the portfolio ...

Wilson AM to launch first monthly LIC strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... a monthly income stream and capital growth with "less risk" once launched on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on April 30. The WAM Income Maximiser (ASX:WMX) aims to provide monthly franked dividends and capital growth by investing in 40-70 equities ...

AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... in service improvements, including bringing operations in house that require high care and empathy." As part of this, in April 2024 the fund launched an internal Bereavement Centre with 75 dedicated case managers for handling claims. AustralianSuper ...

Vanguard rejigs Ethically Conscious options

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... Index methodology will lead to changes in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF. From April 1, one of the changes in the index will see the "fossil fuel - any tie" screen removed. The revenue threshold for oil and ...

abrdn embraces letter 'E' again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... removed from its name in 2021. Overnight, it was announced that abrdn will be renamed aberdeen group and trade as aberdeen. In April 2021, Standard Life Aberdeen changed its name to abrdn to reflect a more modern brand, with then chief executive Stephen ...

Treasury responds to CHESS replacement inquiry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... Takeovers Panel, and the corporations legislation, with regard to the CHESS Replacement project. The report, published in April 2024, made 12 recommendations to strengthen the oversight and regulation of Australia's financial market infrastructure. "The ...

Court acts against two with links to Shield Master Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... Master Fund. Following an application by ASIC, the court made interim orders freezing certain assets of his until at least April 4. Saad is the former director of Aus Super Compare and Atlas Marketing, both of which are now in liquidation. Meantime ...

ASIC turns up the heat on private markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... consider, or whether we leave the market and wholesale investors to their own devices," he added. Stakeholders have until April 28 to make a submission. Commenting on the report, Challenger Investment Management head of investment strategy in fixed income ...

TAL taps ex-CBA deputy as chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) deputy chief David Cohen, a 16-year veteran of the bank, will take over as TAL's chair on April 1. Before that, Cohen was CBA's group general counsel, group executive of human resources, group executive of corporate ...

Platinum rolls out major leadership reshuffle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... impacted by net outflows of $2.5 billion. The company said it is scheduled to launch a new global equity small cap offering in April this year, which will be the first of its new offerings under the new Platinum Partner Series. The strategy will be managed ...