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Macquarie heavyweights headline 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
The 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific is set to be the biggest ever, featuring heavyweights from Macquarie Group, such as Viktor Shvets and former chief executive Nicholas Moore, who will headline this year's event that focuses on scaling ...

GQG loses top sales exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... the boutique manager since it opened its doors in Australia. Ash Naidu will step into the top distribution job. This is a big promotion for Naidu, who joined GQG as director of business development three years ago from Vanguard Investments, where he ...

ASIC, ASFA spar over super fund trustees 'not knowing' their business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has torched the superannuation sector, branding it the "poster child" for what can and does go wrong when governance implodes, while accusing directors of "not knowing" their business. In a speech at the Australian Institute of ...

US equities face volatility as growth risks mount: Morgan Stanley

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... and support market strength over the next year. "We tap into beneficiaries outside the tech sector. We see valuations for big tech backed by strong earnings, and less lofty valuations for other sectors," BlackRock said.

Luxury asset investment platform launches for high-net-worth investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... platform, however, addresses some of these challenges by providing investors with AI-powered, real-time valuations based on big data, auction records, and global price trends. Unlike traditional luxury or high-end collectible purchases, where asset valuations ...

Data is our biggest challenge: Aware Super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... ensure the best outcomes for members, and having reliable data around all its investments across asset classes has made a big difference. "To me, it's that whole of fund, total portfolio approach that allows us to make better, more informed investment ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... encourages mothers' workforce participation. The Parenthood chief executive Georgie Dent said the passage of the bill is "big" and "game-changing reform". "This change with the activity test is predominantly going to benefit women and households ...

Westpac's Yetton chooses to move on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
Westpac chief executive of consumer banking Jason Yetton has left the bank, prompting a search for his successor. Yetton led the consumer division since August 2023 after three years leading the bank's specialist business and group strategy. This ...

'We're not going anywhere': SS&C serious about Aussie expansion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... with every Australian super fund to showcase what it can offer and is excited about the future potential. "We're making a big push here in Australia and I think we will continue to see success," Stone said. "We're expecting to grow in the double ...

Industry must do more to improve women's financial literacy: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... compared to 22% of men, while 18% of women are very confident in their ability to manage their day-to-day finances and their big picture finances, compared to 28% on men. The disparity also extends to each gender's ability to evaluate investment opportunities ...