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abrdn bleeds $6bn, share price plummets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... strengthen our talent and culture." He added that the plans in place to address the group's challenges and its transformation programme are on track. "While there remains much to do, I am confident that we have great talent and we can make further progress ...

Invartis enters Australian market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
Strategic consulting firm Invartis is expanding into Australia with plans to provide services to support superannuation funds and wealth managers. The new office will be set up in Melbourne and Nigel Jansz has been named as country head - Invartis Australia ...

NZ Super Fund names acting chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... held various roles in the risk and asset allocation teams. Since 2014, he has led the super fund's strategic tilting programme, a mean reversion investment strategy that has made a significant contribution to the fund's returns. Prior to joining the ...

NZ Super awards mandate to Northern Trust

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... the chosen components of their Data Warehouse Solutions support our objectives. "While it is still early days in our programme, Northern Trust's Data Warehouse Solutions have quickly and seamlessly integrated with the technologies established in our ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... managed fund providers that have similar arrangements, but perhaps not a dedicated unit built around specifically the SIV programme. That, perhaps, might be more manageable for those fund managers [and] pivot necessary, including, for example, if the ...

Dividends up but share buybacks fall: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
Global companies spent $181 billion less on share buybacks in 2023 compared to 2022, according to Janus Henderson's latest annual share buyback study. The $1.11 trillion total was $181 billion lower than in 2022, a significant decline of 14% year-on-year ...

WTW to launch dedicated private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... investments for Australia, Nick Kelly said: "... this will appeal to asset owners who are seeking to build a private equity programme but do not have the internal expertise and governance to do this. It could also be interesting for investors looking ...

Aware Super chair named governor-general

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... community and women. She has been a member of the Australian Faculty of The Prince of Wales's Business & Sustainability Programme for 12 years, and a senior associate in the International Programme.

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 ...

ASX issues first corporate bond, underwritten by Westpac

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... issue of floating rate, unsecured medium-term notes. This issuance falls under its newly established Medium Term Notes Programme, dated 18 August 2023. The Notes have a coupon of three-month BBSW plus 93 basis points, were priced at par and mature on ...