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Investment teams hire two men for every woman: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
Men continue to dominate investment teams, with new insights showing that managers are hiring two males for every one woman. This, despite more than half saying they consider gender diversity a critical factor in investment decision-making. Consulting ...

North adds to investment menu

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
North has partnered with BlackRock, Morningstar and InvestSense to add a further 12 managed portfolios to its investment offering. In partnering with BlackRock, North has designed the platform's first international equity portfolio, dubbed the iShares ...

Challenger appoints chief financial officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
Challenger has named Alex Bell its new chief financial officer following Rachel Grimes' decision to step away from executive positions. Bell will commence the role in December and brings over 22 years of financial services experience across Australia ...

Breach reporting improvements needed: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
Just 6% of licensees lodged a breach report in the first nine months of the reportable situations regime, with ASIC raising concerns that licensees still lack the systems and policies to identify and address issues. ASIC has released insights from the ...

AL&P hires global, APAC business development heads

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... for global institutional investors. Before joining AL&P, Shirazi was head of portfolio management, currency solutions at Insight Investment. She was also senior vice president at Pareto. Hampton has over 20 years' experience in the investment management ...

Former AUSIEX chief to join Investment Trends

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
Eric Blewitt will take over as chief executive of Investment Trends later this month, as Sarah Brennan becomes chair of the research house's newly established advisory board. Blewitt has over 25 years of experience leading wealth management and ...

QAR could see 12% increase in insured Aussies

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
According to research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC), the introduction of a scalable advice model for life insurance would see more than a million Australians have the life insurance cover they need. Research by NMG Consulting ...

Principal Financial Group to rebrand investment unit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
Principal Financial Group (Principal) will rebrand its investment unit to Principal Asset Management. The financial group said it is shifting focus toward asset management and strategic hires have been made. "Asset management is a core growth driver ...

PwC appoints chief economist for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
PwC has appointed Amy Auster to the role of chief economist, succeeding Jeremy Thorpe who exits the position after six years. Auster has been a partner with PwC since last year, focused on consulting work to government and other public sector institutions. ...

Retail the next frontier for private markets: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
According to the Preqin Future of Alternatives in 2027 report, fund managers are pivoting to retail investors as institutional fundraising slows. The report said that private capital fund managers have long tried to tap into the retail market, having ...