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WTW names head of real assets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... titles at the global consultant - including senior strategist and head of growth for the Australian investment team - he also led real assets research. Szeto has served as associate director at WTW for over three years. Before that, she held various ...

Asian family office sets up in Melbourne

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... individuals and institutions. The Asian-based multi-family office platform has set up Vector Capital Management, which will be led by veteran investment professional William Fong. Fong said the firm will operate both as an asset manager and investment ...

Wilson AM to launch first monthly LIC strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... $180 million allocated to WAM's existing shareholders. It is expected to close on April 11. Further, the strategy will be led by lead portfolio manager Matthew Haupt and portfolio strategist Damien Boey. Haupt said there was significant interest ...

US equities face volatility as growth risks mount: Morgan Stanley

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... strong dollar combine to pressure earnings forecasts, according to Morgan Stanley. The investment bank said these factors have led to downward earnings revisions and turbulent trading conditions. It, however, maintains its 2025 target of 6500 for the ...

Family office appoints inaugural chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... developing Coaxial's impact investment strategy and programs to create new opportunities for those who need them most." Watson has led UBank since June 2020, having previously been with Commonwealth Bank for 14 years in a raft of executive roles. "It ...

Westpac's Yetton chooses to move on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
Westpac chief executive of consumer banking Jason Yetton has left the bank, prompting a search for his successor. Yetton led the consumer division since August 2023 after three years leading the bank's specialist business and group strategy. This ...

Tokenisation can save US$135m in back-office costs: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
Tokenisation can save the asset management industry US$135 billion in back office and administrative costs that drain the bottom line, a new study from Calastone found. The survey of 26 asset managers from Asia, the UK, US and Europe expressed their ...

Perpetual appoints demerger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... management. Hong served as operating chief at AMP Capital's public markets business, where he drove transformational change, led strategic cross-business line initiatives and managed key outsourced providers. He moved to AMP Capital from MLC Asset ...

Axius names executive director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... strategies. He also did a stint as managing director of Societe Generale Asset Management's Australian division, where he led the institutional business for Australia & South East Asia. "Phil's comprehensive background in capital raising and ...

Insurance through superannuation stages a comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... has edged up, with 8.1 million lives now protected, up from 7.6 million. APRA data shows group cover through superannuation led to $1.7 billion in death benefits and $3 billion in TPD payments in 2023-24. Disability income insurance (DII) also saw a ...