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Licensees slash compliance spending: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
An alarming number of licensees are spending less on compliance, a new survey from Holley Nethercote shows, but a slew of reforms slated within the next 18 months could catch them off guard. Out of the 179 AFS Licensees and 29 credit licensees surveyed ...

Australia tops list for financial services job growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
Australia recorded a significant upswing in professional job vacancies, led by the financial services sector in March, according to the Robert Walters Global Jobs Index. The research found that professional white-collar vacancies in financial services ...

NZ Super recognised for two decades of outperformance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is the world's best-performing sovereign wealth fund over the past 20 years. That's according to GlobalSWF's annual rankings, which found NZ Super Fund's returns over the 20 years to June 2024 significantly outperformed ...

Ellerston Capital awards distribution mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
Sodor Capital will distribute three Ellerston Capital funds to institutional investors. Ellerston Capital has signed Sodor Capital to market three of its funds - the Ellerston Fixed Income Target Return Fund, Ellerston JAADE Australian Private Assets ...

ETF Shares introduces three ETFs on Cboe

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
ETF Shares will debut three ETFs on Cboe Australia tomorrow in a bid to stake a claim in the "highly concentrated" market. ETFS US Quality ETF (BEST), ETFS US Technology ETF (WWW) and ETFS Magnificent 7+ ETF (HUGE) all invest in US shares and charge ...

The top Australian small-cap fund, year after year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
The Ophir Opportunities Fund has outperformed every rival in its category, topping the Australian small-cap fund rankings across all timeframes, according to the latest Mercer investment survey. The fund has returned 39.6% over one year besting the ...

Adviser numbers jump in March quarter: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
The March quarter saw a jump in the number of financial advisers in Australia, reaching 15,546, according to Rainmaker Information. During the three months, 228 advisers joined the industry, according to the latest Rainmaker Financial Adviser report. ...

JP Morgan AM hires from Vanguard

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed an exchange-traded fund specialist from Vanguard to bolster distribution in the rapidly growing market. Stefania Vivarini is credited with launching Vanguard's ETF-based separately managed accounts. Vivarini ...

MA Financial taps top exec for critical job

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
MA Financial has expanded its Singapore office by hiring a top private equity executive to run institutional sales. The $10.3 billion alternative asset manager appointed Kit Toh, hiring from Moonfare where she served as head of Asia Pacific and chief ...

Global X China Tech ETF in the works

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Global X is preparing to launch a China technology ETF, citing the country's shift from policy planning to delivery, stabilising fundamentals and depressed valuations, while also emphasising the critical nature of selective exposure. Ahead of the launch ...