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Beaconsfield takes control of New Quantum

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... its operating subsidiaries. "New Quantum and Morrison Securities are great companies with strong prospects in the US and Asia on the back of its growing business in Australia," he said. "Receivership is not our preferred course, but we were left with ...

Boutique ESG fund manager folds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
Boutique Ethical Partners Funds Management is shutting its doors after seven years in operation. Chief executive Matt Nacard and investment director Nathan Parkin established the firm in late 2017 and launched the flagship Ethical Partners Australian ...

Perpetual global head of distribution exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... install four regional distribution heads. The global head of distribution role has now been pushed down to sales executives in Asia, the US, and Europe and Australia and will operate independently. A person familiar with the matter said the decision ...

Canned 'golden visas' ruffle fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... the Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) visa from two years to one year for all applicants from 23 November 2024. KPMG Asia Pacific immigration leader Mark Wright told Financial Standard that depending on which direction the government goes with ...

Apex partners with Novigi

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
... are already invested in Apex, having first done so in 2020 and again in 2021. Apex Group regional managing director for the Asia Pacific Nick Happell said there is significant opportunity in the global pensions market to provide innovative, tech-enabled ...

Vanguard Super's default option delivers 13.2% return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... management (FUM), also reported that its balanced and conservative options returned 8.11% and 5.86%, respectively. Vanguard Asia Pacific chief investment officer Duncan Burns said the investment manager was delighted that its superannuation offering ...

Bitcoin ETF price war: VanEck, Monochrome cut costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... more than $18 million flowing into the fund since its launch last month. VanEck chief executive and managing director for Asia Pacific Arian Neiron said the response to VBTC from investors and the investment community has been remarkable. He said it ...

Platinum ends FY24 with $13bn FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... staff members as well as UCIT funds in the Platinum World Portfolios (PWP), which comprised Platinum's International, Asia ex Japan, Japan and Health Sciences strategies. Today, the fund manager announced it will no longer make additional grants ...

SSGA launches new gold fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... its potential diversification benefits when included in a traditional portfolio of equity and fixed income assets." SSGA Asia Pacific gold strategist Robin Tsui said gold may also help investors hedge against inflation. "The price of gold is determined ...

Robeco launches two new strategies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... transform global emerging economies to net zero by 2050. The asset manager said as the biggest change is taking place in Asia and emerging markets, it is focusing its strategies on those markets. "We acknowledge the significance and opportunities of ...