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Proxy advisors have 'undue influence': Jamie Dimon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
... voting processes to "amplify the role of portfolio managers" and to address the perception of asset managers' reliance on third-party advisor voting recommendations. The investment banking giant's enhancements will include "more portfolio manager participation ...

Why fund managers are missing out on investment mandates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... operating environment. "This could take many different forms, from investing in people and training, technology and systems, or third-party specialist providers who can provide a broad range of compliance services that are bespoke to individual needs." ...

Foreign investors optimistic about Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... Taiwan. Several markets in the region have seen improved performance, including Mainland China that has jumped four spots to third position. Taiwan reappears on the main Index at 22nd after last making the list at 25th in 2020. Most APAC markets, however ...

IMF flags concerns over 'risky' private credit market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... rates and economic downturns. With the recent rise in benchmark interest rates, our analysis indicates that more than one-third of borrowers now have interest costs exceeding their current earnings," it said. "The rapid growth of private credit has recently ...

James Mawhinney applies to have ASIC's case struck out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Lawyers acting on behalf of the embattled Mayfair 101 private equity investment group have applied to the Federal Court to strike out the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) case against the group's managing director James Mawhinney. ...

Non-compete clauses come under the microscope

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... Australian workforce are currently subject to a non-compete. No-poach agreements are even more widespread, with almost a third of workers subject to a clause that restricts their ability to 'poach' former clients and almost a quarter subject to no-poach ...

Court rejects Provide Capital's 'illogical' application

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... superannuation funds, and trusts the opportunity to lend to it and earn fixed interest returns. It then uses borrowings from third parties to increase its operational and investment capabilities. ASIC commenced the formal investigation "under s 13 of ...

Count brings advice firm to network

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... number of our peers who were already with Count gave us confidence that this was the business we wanted to partner with. That third-party endorsement really adds weight to the decision-making process," he said. "One particular Count adviser told us they ...

TelstraSuper reduces admin fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... provide a welcome boost to your retirement savings over the long term," TelstraSuper said. The super fund said this is the third time it had reduced its percentage-based admin fee in as many years. The dollar-based admin fee will remain at $1 per week. ...

Investment managers embracing AI: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
According to a report by Mercer, nine out of 10 investment managers are either using or planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) in their investment strategies or asset class research. The report flagged that the question is no longer if but how ...