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Future Fund deputy CIO jumps to Blue Owl

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
Blue Owl Capital's hire of a top executive from the Future Fund has generated more interest in US firms vying for institutional business in Australia. Australia's sovereign wealth fund has confirmed the departure of deputy chief investment officer ...

Schroders chief flags retirement

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
Schroders group chief executive Peter Harrison will retire next year, but he'll continue to serve as a director while the firm searches for his successor. Harrison joined Schroders in March 2013, serving as global head of investments before becoming ...

Sequoia chief's job at stake in upcoming EGM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... returns for shareholders. "We believe there are significant opportunities at present in the market and that Sequoia can further grow and participate in strategic opportunities with a narrower and more focused business." Crole responded on Wednesday ...

Platinum announces strategic review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
Platinum Asset Management said it would be undertaking a strategic review of both Platinum Capital (PMC) and Platinum Asia Investments (PAI). Platinum said the boards of both PMC and PAI have noticed a trend away from close-ended investment vehicles ...

Goldman Sachs ditches robo-adviser Marcus Invest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
The investment bank is offloading Marcus Invest to Betterment just three years after announcing it will launch the digital adviser. Betterment will acquire Marcus Invest's digital investing accounts for an undisclosed figure. Goldman Sachs, however ...

Link shareholders approve takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
Link Group shareholders have voted in favour of the proposed acquisition by MUFG's subsidiary Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corporation (The Trust Bank). MUFG made the $1.2 billion takeover bid in December last year. MUFG will pay $2.26 cash for every ...

Institutional investors eye increased exposure to Vietnam

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... said. "Vietnam continues to show strong forecasts. GDP doubled from £169bn in 2013 to £340bn in 2023, and is projected to grow by a further 6% in 2024. "The country is also working towards being upgraded to both FTSE Russell and MSCI emerging market ...

How to win in today's wealth management industry: EY

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
To outperform in the wealth management industry, leaders must conquer several "underlying challenges" by 2030, according to an Ernst & Young (EY) report. "Overcoming these challenges is vital if wealth managers are to create value for clients, stakeholders ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
Fund managers that rely on "golden visas" to attract rich investors are waiting with bated breath as the government overhauls Australia's "broken" migration system. Recently, Home Affairs minister Clare O'Neill froze the ability of fund managers' ...

Actuaries Institute proposes new performance test measure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... to $100,000 for non-platform products and $250,000 for platform products, up from the current $50,000, as member balances grow. Additionally, the Institute called on the government to consider a greater role for trustees and the APRA in how areas of ...