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Scams prevention framework consultation released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... this regard, the proposed legislation on a framework to prevent scams is a welcome one," Rao said. "While Australia is a small market, a giant step such as this may bring us closer to bigger players into the market, such as Europe. "This legislation ...

The transferrable skills for advisers who changed careers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... number of client meetings during the week or making proactive phone calls to clients. Forbes approaches it as "doing the small things over and over again and repeating them at a high standard". "If you think about everything that we do when we're ...

Former industry fund chief in new role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... built an impressive product suite around high-performing funds where active management makes a big difference, including the small-cap Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund, which is available via platforms including Netwealth, uXchange, Mason Stevens ...

Dimensional hires institutional sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... Texas-based asset management giant's latest local offerings are Australian Value Trust, Global Value Trust and Global Small Company Trust. Last year, Dimensional made its debut in the index fund landscape, launching three actively managed core equity ...

Mercer awarded mandate for North's APS CoreSeries

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
Mercer will provide investment management for the APS CoreSeries Managed portfolios, which include Conservative, Balanced, and Growth options. Replacing Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, North said Mercer offers lower management fees of up to eight ...

FAAA ramps up Dixon inquiry campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... likely force the cost of advice even higher. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood reinforced that most financial advice firms are small businesses which "simply can't afford to underwrite the malpractice of large, listed companies." In its recent financial ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... equity market. Townsend noted that it was a "very unusual situation" for global indices to be so heavily dominated by such a small number of stocks, all of which are concentrated in one sector. Nevertheless, she said the fund is managed to "achieve the ...

abrdn closes hedge fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... order to avoid having to address the potentially high costs and inefficiencies associated with the ongoing management of a small fund from an investment management and operational perspective," abrdn told investors. The strategy had just $2.65 million ...

Evergreen funds prime for retail PE investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
During a panel session at the act Conference 2024 yesterday, private equity experts spoke of the growing appeal of evergreen funds as a vehicle for retail investors looking to invest in private markets. Unlike traditional private funds, evergreen funds ...

Aussie economy grows 0.2% in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose just 0.2% in the June quarter 2024 and by 1.5% in the 2023-24 financial year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of national accounts Katherine Keenan said: "The Australian economy ...