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Majority comply with IDR reporting: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
The latest round of the internal dispute resolution (IDR) reporting regime saw 87% of small financial firms submit their data to ASIC. The deadline for the third round of reporting, which forced a total of 8600 financial services firms to submit data ...

UK manager recruits Australia head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
BlueCove Investment Management has hired a former Morgan Stanley executive to represent it in Australia. The London-based systematic bond fund manager has appointed Ty Thurgood as its local head of sales. Thurgood joined Morgan Stanley from Eaton Vance ...

MFS Investment Management appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
MFS Investment Management has named Alison O'Neil as its new chief investment officer, starting from 1 January 2025. O'Neil will oversee MFS's 300-person investment team, including fixed income, quantitative solutions, and global treading ...

AMP upgrades North investment platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
AMP's North wrap platform has introduced a feature that enables financial advisers to select investments by entering a client's target portfolio weightings. The investment switch functionality is designed to better align with how advisers construct ...

The tide is turning for North Asian equity markets: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
Maple-Brown Abbott head of Asia Will Main and Asian equity income portfolio manager Howard Ho are expecting a positive future for Asia's largest equity markets for years to come. Main and Ho said recent attempts to improve corporate governance in Japan ...

ASX-listed companies flock to private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
The latest ASX monthly activity report shows a trend of more delistings than new market entries, indicative of a shift towards private markets. The total ASX-listed companies dropped from 2289 in February last year to 2183 in February 2024, a near 1% ...

GQG reports US$10.5bn increase in FUM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
GQG Partners has reported a US$10.5 billion increase in funds under management (FUM) from January 31 to February 29. The boutique fund manager's international equity strategy, its largest, moved from US$49.2 billion to $52.9 billion. Its emerging ...

Rest appoints general manager, product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
The industry superannuation fund is kicking off a product simplification strategy, promoting a lead from within. Scott Tully has been named general manager, product at Rest, having already acted in the role for five months. Prior, he was head of investment ...

Advisers show growing interest in ASX-listed Bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
VanEck chief executive and managing director of Asia Pacific Arian Neiron has reported an increase in interest from financial advisers and brokers for a Bitcoin ETF on the ASX. Since the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 11 Bitcoin ...

ASIC succeeds in conflicted remuneration case

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
ASIC has succeeded in its case against RM Capital, which the court found failed to take reasonable steps to prevent its authorised representative accepting conflicted remuneration. On the February 29, the Federal Court found that RM Capital's authorised ...