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Betashares launches fixed income ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... they often fail to replicate the certainty of outcomes and income profile of holding an individual bond to maturity. This has led many investors to fall back on other investment products, such as term deposits and term annuities. These may offer more ...

Fed holds rates, but RBA still poised for a cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... the 1970s 'stagflation-heavy' environment where a premature easing of monetary policy, while inflation remained elevated, led to an extended period of economic dislocation, including high inflation, low growth and high unemployment," GSFM investment ...

Sequoia appoints licensee, adviser services lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... advisers. Prior to AMP, Stout held transition and growth roles with MLC Advice/Insignia Financial and MLC Partnerships, where he led the integration of more than 400 advisers during the NAB divestment. "Daryl has a proven track record in adviser engagement ...

Australia tops list for financial services job growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
Australia recorded a significant upswing in professional job vacancies, led by the financial services sector in March, according to the Robert Walters Global Jobs Index. The research found that professional white-collar vacancies in financial services ...

The top Australian small-cap fund, year after year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... with the median fund's 9.4% return and benchmark's 6.3% return. Since inception in August 2012, the fund has also led the field, delivering an annualised return of 28.7%. Ophir founder and portfolio manager Andrew Mitchell told Financial Standard ...

Wealth managers' recovery looks promising: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... platforms losing market share to specialist platforms," it said. Challenger, meanwhile, stands out for its life insurance-led business model and longevity growth options. But the wealth manager "needs to lift returns." Morgan Stanley said Challenger ...

Hedge fund scraps local sales role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... Mitchell, he has also had 25 years' experience in the North American and Australasian asset management industry. He previously led the national distribution team for Zurich Life and Investments, focusing on the retail, advised and superannuation ...

BNP Paribas names chief for Australia, NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... Parrot reports to Delvallée, who was promoted to chief executive for the Singapore and South-East Asia units. Delvallée led the Australia and New Zealand businesses from 2019 to early 2025. Also a long serving employee, her career at BNP Paribas began ...

Cbus chief investment officer resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... platform developed by Brett and Kristian." Gavin was selected for the role following an evaluation of the external market led by Fok with input from Cbus chair Wayne Swan and chair of the board's investment committee Stephen Dunne. This comes after a ...

AFCA highlights 'pattern of delays' in super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... about system errors within insurance policies. In one case, a system error in a super fund's insurance cancellation process led to the erroneous cancellation of Income Protection insurance for members when they left their employment. This issue affected ...