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ASX loses technology and data head

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
The ASX's technology and data lead is leaving the exchange. Group executive for technology and data Dan Chesterman is set to depart in the coming months to end a seven-year run with the ASX. Chesterman joined the ASX in September 2017 as chief information ...

Australian Ethical snaps up asset manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Australian Ethical has struck a deal to acquire Altius Asset Management, the sustainable fixed income business of Australian Unity, a move that will see its funds under management (FUM) swell by $2 billion. The acquisition will see both firms merge ...

Fidelity confirms active ETFs to launch in coming weeks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
After receiving approval from unitholders to create a new class of units for several of its funds, Fidelity International will launch four active ETFs by June 3. Earlier this month, Financial Standard reported Fidelity's plans to expand its range of ...

NovaPort Capital team calls it a day

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
The team at small caps manager NovaPort Capital have decided to hang up their boots. A decision was made on May 13 to wind up the small cap Australian equity manager, Fidante told investors, saying the NovaPort team had made the call to close the business. ...

Fidelity shutters, delists funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
Fidelity International is terminating an international fixed interest strategy that failed to scale, as well as delisting a managed fund. The Fidelity Global Short Duration Income Fund focuses on investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds that ...

Seven fund managers scoop up First Sentier mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) flags it will appoint seven new managers to take over several mandates that will be vacated by First Sentier Investments (FSI) following the shock closure of four local investment teams. CFS has said it has been "actively ...

Crescent Capital sells down ClearView stake

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
ClearView Wealth has alerted investors that private equity investor Crescent Capital Partners intends to sell millions of shares in the company. Crescent said it would sell in aggregate more than 73 million fully paid ordinary shares to a range of sophisticated ...

Macquarie Asset Management launches low-cost active ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has launched two ultra low-cost systematic active ETFs on the ASX that seek to enhance returns over index performance. The ETFs will endeavour to outperform the index by combining data science and human intelligence. ...

Australia requires swifter settlement cycle: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Australia is at risk of getting left behind if it does not adopt the T+1 settlement cycle along with major global financial centres, according to operations experts who spoke at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association Conference (SIAA) ...

Federal Court rejects two CBA class actions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
The Federal Court shut down two class actions against Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) relating to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF). AUSTRAC alleged as early as 2017 that the bank contravened the Anti-Money Laundering ...