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Australians living through protracted period of economic misery: CEDA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
Australians are enduring the longest stretch of economic hardship since 2011, according to analysis by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). CEDA's analysis of the "misery index" - which combines inflation, unemployment, and interest ...

Macquarie cops US$80m from SEC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The US securities watchdog fined Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) US$80 million after a subsidiary fudged the valuations of collateralised mortgage obligations (CMOs) within a fixed income strategy. Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT) ...

Robeco specialist poached by Northern Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
A senior member of Robeco's local quant team has quit the Dutch asset manager to join a former colleague at Northern Trust Asset Management. Jan Rohof - the firm's technical quant investment specialist based in Sydney - is joining former Robecco ...

HAFF receives first round commitments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... appreciable impact on the huge backlog of need." Hayhurst said the announcement represents "solid progress" but said it will not fix Australia's housing problem overnight. "When you're tackling a housing crisis that has been decades in the making ...

HESTA lowers insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
HESTA is introducing several insurance fee changes with most members paying less from September 28. For most HESTA Super and HESTA Personal Super members, the super fund said insurance fees will reduce by at least 3.2% for unitised cover and 2.5% for ...

Dimensional hires institutional sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
Global wealth firm Dimensional Fund Advisors has appointed a new institutional sales lead. Gemma Bjarnason's appointment raises the local distribution team to six. Bjarnason is tasked with further developing the institutional business and working ...

Apollo, State Street plot private markets ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
Apollo Global Management and State Street Global Advisors are working together to bring a private credit ETF to market in the US. Capitalising on the speedy growth of private markets in recent times, the two parties want to ensure investors of all types ...

Northern Trust expands fixed income trading capability

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
Northern Trust has launched its Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS) fixed income outsourced trading capability in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The expanded offering, provided through Northern Trust Securities in Australia, targets fixed income trading ...

FAAA ramps up Dixon inquiry campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is calling on all federal members of parliament to support a public inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory and the flow-on effect on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). The FAAA has written ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund, NZ Super Fund, posted a herculean return of 14.94% this past financial year, trouncing its peers, according to data provider Global SWF. The fund outperformed its Treasury Bills benchmark - a measure based on the ...