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Resolution Life completes NZ$410m life business transaction

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... separate brands in New Zealand, both businesses will benefit from the combined scale, capabilities and broader reach in the local market. "We look forward to welcoming our new colleagues, customers and advisers, and remain committed to ensuring a smooth ...

Anthony Doyle joins Schroders as director

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
Schroders Investment Management has nabbed former Firetrail Investments head of investment strategy Anthony Doyle to be its director of global equities investment. Reporting to Ray Macken, head of client group, Australia and New Zealand, Doyle is based ...

Canadian pension fund names new CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... billion natural resources portfolio and presided over several major deals, including controlling direct investments alongside local operating partners. Orida said Beaudoin's experience and track record of "building direct investment platforms, working ...

Orbis recruits investment specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... contrarian equity manager with $62 billion assets under management, has hired an investment specialist to work with its local client team. Based in Melbourne, Werner du Preez will oversee Orbis' relationships with research houses and support the ...

Franklin Templeton folds Martin Currie into affiliates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... year. ClearBridge has US$193 billion in AUM invested in US and Canadian equities and infrastructure. "Martin Currie's local and offshore equity expertise is highly complementary with ClearBridge's investment approach, product offering and cultural ...

AustralianSuper welcomes AI tech competition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
Mayhem erupted on Wall Street on Monday (local time) after Chinese-owned DeepSeek burst onto the artificial intelligence (AI) scene, wiping $1 trillion off chip maker Nvidia. AustralianSuper holds around $2 billion of Nvidia shares in its balanced option ...

CIM Group appoints head of APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
Having gained traction with local institutions in recent years, the global infrastructure manager has appointed a head of Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. Melannie Pyzik is taking on the role as a managing director within CIM Group's institutional client ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... services firm GHD came out against a ban, saying it would discourage investment and water down the quality of audits. Such local modifications are still being hammered out with stakeholders, courtesy of the Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards ...

Binance Labs becomes a family office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
Binance Labs has transformed into a family office known as YZi Labs in a bid to expand its investment focus and step away from blockchain-focused investments. Binance Labs, which was the venture capital arm of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance ...

Martin Currie adds to active ETF stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
A new Martin Currie active ETF, which invests in local and global real asset securities, was admitted on the ASX today under the ticker R3AL. The Martin Currie Real Income Fund - Active ETF aims to provide a pre-tax income yield above the S&P/ASX 200 ...