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New local lead for Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
Morningstar's Australia and New Zealand business will soon have a new managing director, with Jamie Wickham to leave at the end of the month. Wickham has been with Morningstar since 2006 when it took over Aspect Huntley. He held several senior roles ...

ASIC, APRA reviewer deprioritised by government

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Only two years on from its creation, the government is cutting the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority's funding, in a move that will see it only review the activities of ASIC and APRA every five years. The Authority, which commenced 1 July 2021 ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... from this will be shared across industry sectors, different segments of the workforce, regional areas and Australia's First Nations people. Accompanying this will be a New Energy Apprenticeships program to deliver 10,000 apprenticeships and a Clean ...

Funding boosts ASIC greenwashing remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
ASIC will tighten its scrutiny of greenwashing as part of the Labor government's crackdown on protecting investors against investment scams and other misconduct from product issuers. Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers bolstered ASIC enforcement activity ...

Boutique appoints head of distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
A boutique portfolio management firm has welcomed a new head of distribution, hiring from Trilogy Funds. Innova Asset Management appointed Laurence Gamboa to the role, as it looks to grow its profile among non-aligned financial advisers and dealer groups. ...

UniSuper spends $1bn on European mobile towers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
UniSuper has made its first direct infrastructure investment in Europe, securing a 5% stake in mobile towers business, Vantage Towers. Vantage Towers operates 83,000 sites across 10 European markets, including Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK. Vodafone ...

JPMorgan acquires First Republic Bank

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
The embattled bank was closed by US regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase, which will assume all its deposits and most of its assets. Californian authorities, alongside the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), closed the doors to First Republic ...

SQM reveals top, worst rated ASX200 equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
SQM Research is now applying its five-star rating system to ASX200 companies, with a new tool for financial advisers and high-net-worth investors. Shares Professional is a new ratings service for the financial advice community, using SQM's quantitative ...

$100bn withdrawal triggers First Republic stock plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
First Republic Bank's stock price has nosedived following disastrous Q1 2023 results, marked by enormous deposit outflows and decreased revenues. First Republic's results for Q1 2023 showed a 13.4% decrease in revenues, a 19.4% decrease in net interest ...

Clime outlines growth focus, wins mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
Clime Investment Management said it will increase investment in its managed accounts capability following strong client demand, while also flagging its first family office consulting mandate. In an update to the ASX, Clime said its total funds under ...