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Former AMP Capital research lead joins family office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
Luke Dixon, the former research and investment strategy lead at AMP Capital, has joined RW Capital as the head of institutional capital and research. The White family office, led by the head of the Ray White Group, invests in direct lending, real estate ...

Life insurers struggle with code compliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... advertising respectively. "While some insurers are reporting more breaches, we identified inconsistency and a concerning trend of what appears to be under-reporting by others. We found that some insurers were reporting breaches and complaints in numbers ...

Why fund managers are missing out on investment mandates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... in losing investment mandates or clients over the past three years. In addition, the research found there were signs the trend is worsening. All senior executives surveyed worried that as fund managers become increasingly subject to global compliance ...

MetLife enhances employee benefits package

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
MetLife Australia is introducing menopause, fertility, and gender affirmation leave for employees, while also extending its parental leave policy. The life insurer is rolling out a revamped benefits program for its staff, saying the new policy is designed ...

Evolution of investment operations spurs new recruitment trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
With demand for experienced investment operations talent outstripping supply, local employers are increasingly looking offshore for candidates with end-to-end skillsets. It's also impacting salaries. According to insights from Kaizen Recruitment, investment ...

AustralianSuper hires data strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
AustralianSuper has made a series of new hires, including a head of data strategy, analytics and insights. Having wrapped up a lecturing gig, Gregory Hill has returned to corporate life as head of data strategy, analytics, and insights at the $300 billion ...

Australian private capital industry surges 33%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... 28% from December 2022 to June 2023 to become the largest asset class with $55.7 billion in AUM. Preqin said the growth trend underscored domestic and international investor appetite to seek returns by investing in Australian ideas, businesses, and assets. ...

Why this fundie sees the economy making a hard landing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
'Goldilocks' soft-landing view, deteriorating consumer health and a poor growth outlook this Australian reporting season hints at a hard landing. "After digesting the latest information from reporting season results and company meetings our analysis ...

Australia's wealthiest women not getting the advice they need

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... non-traditional assets," it said. "Despite these findings, there is evidence to suggest the industry has not caught on to this trend, with some individuals finding it hard to access these asset classes." Women are also poised to take charge of $3.2 trillion ...

Financial services class actions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... that seek to bring about changes in the law or conduct, or to hold businesses and government to account... We expect the trend of ever-expanding ESG class actions to keep pace with developments abroad," Allens said. "In Australia, we are seeing continued ...