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Zurich appoints chief risk officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... Life business. Prior to that, Wainwright has held various risk management and leadership roles at Zurich UK, Nomura Securities, Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) and Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Global Banking and Markets. Zurich chief ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... first global equity option earlier this year. ClearBridge portfolio manager Grace Su said the fund invests in 30 to 40 securities across developed and emerging markets; the judgement of these investments is based on three core pillars of Enablers, Reformers ...

SPAC acquires Australian Food & Agriculture

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... 16% annually on average. Bell Group Holdings (BGH), which is the parent company of Bell Financial Group (BFG), Bell Securities, and Bell Asset Management, has about 66% interest in AFA. Former BFG chair Provan, the late Colin Bell's estate and Lewis ...

End of the road for three Franklin Templeton funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... determined it was best to return proceeds to investors. The fund, which invested in investment grade, high-yielding debt securities, and financial derivative instruments, had $10.3 million in AUM. At the time of its launch in 2016, the Macro Opportunities ...

Australian ETF market hits $206bn: Global X

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... to have strong momentum throughout 2024, he said. If inflation and interest rate persist, it will make fixed income securities with yields higher than traditional government bonds or term deposits an attractive proposition.

ASIC launches new AFSL portal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) is piloting a new digital portal for licensing which includes the ability to apply for, maintain and vary Australian financial services licences (AFSL). The new AFSL portal was launched on August ...

J.P. Morgan lands custody services mandate with industry fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... March 2025. The combined fund will control over $29 billion in assets and serve 170,000 members. J.P. Morgan head of securities services for Australia and New Zealand Nadia Schiavon said the company is excited to partner with Vision Super and its 85,000 ...

Australia a 'regional private wealth hotspot': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... alternatives, which has led to some preliminary regulations in private markets. "As in the US and Europe, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has seen a decline in IPOs and shallowing of public markets, creating a greater interest among private ...

Sequoia ends FY24 with 350 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... million in net profit after tax following a $2.6 million loss from the prior year, thanks to the sale of 80% of Morrison Securities. "The shift from commissions to fee for service has also ensured businesses like ours are far more sustainable and less ...

ASIC locks eyes on super industry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has unveiled its corporate plan for the next 12 months, with the superannuation industry in the firing line. ASIC said its review of the superannuation industry has been a multi-year project ...