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Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... requests, some contacting us over the weekend needing assets priced by Monday morning-and we were able to deliver." Benchmarking wilderness This automation serves a larger purpose. Schiavon explains that J.P. Morgan is trying to plug a critical gap ...

TPD claim settlements take 'considerably longer': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... process, while death claims appear to have more efficient processes in place. According to Rainmaker's latest benchmarking data, a total of 43,000 claims were filed for death and TPD in the 12 months to June 2024 among group insurers. This was split ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... He is currently a member of the ESG Advisory Council of Novata, a company that empowers the collection, analysis, benchmarking and reporting of ESG data in private markets, as well as the Customer Advisory Council of PortageBay, an AI ESG solution that ...

Praemium names interim CFO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... operations offshore and returned earnings to shareholders. The latest Investment Trends Platform Competitive Analysis & Benchmarking Report shows that HUB24 continues to top user satisfaction in the latest survey, closely followed by Netwealth and Pr ...

Advisers grapple with AI, require support: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... use" and primarily use it for reporting and editing purposes, according to the 2024 Platform Competitive Analysis & Benchmarking Report. Thirty-six percent said they are interested in AI but need to be trained, while 31% have no intention to use it at ...

Morningstar hires research manager for super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... manager, he led a team of four research analysts, responsible for conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses and benchmarking of super, retirement and investment platform products. Previous roles include portfolio manager for superannuation at ...

Monochrome moves to list Ethereum ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... asset licensing rules, which offer heightened investor protection with scrutinised processes surrounding custody and benchmarking." A Monochrome spokesperson told Financial Standard that IBTC has traded steadily since its launch. The spokesperson, however ...

Group insurance cheaper by 25%: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... purchased directly with an insurer by as much as 25%, new research from Rainmaker Information shows. The latest Rainmaker Benchmarking report finds that cost savings for group insurance members ranged from $92 for a 40-year-old to up to $450 for a 60-year-old. ...

Preqin launches new term intelligence tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... fund managers, investors, and their legal advisors can expect to benefit from greater clarity when reviewing and benchmarking LPA terms. The tool makes it possible to see whether the terms are competitive within the market, and whether these terms, as ...

Vanguard backs current performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... administer. Introducing additional complexity such as risk-adjusted or absolute measures is unlikely to enhance the benchmarking approach," Dix said. She also noted the importance of continuing to include fees in the performance test because of its impact ...