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Morningstar names new manager research lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
Morningstar Australasia has recruited a former Insignia Financial executive to lead its manager research team and its coverage of Australian and New Zealand fund managers. Matt Olsen - who joins Morningstar as director of manager research ratings for ...

WTW names new head for Australia and New Zealand

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
WTW has appointed James Baum, formerly the global head of wholesale and specialty broking at Aon, as head of Australia and New Zealand, and head of corporate risk and broking, effective July 15. Baum held many leadership roles over his 18-year tenure ...

Pacific Current names acting chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
Pacific Current named a former Challenger executive to lead the multi-boutique in an interim capacity. Michael Clarke, who spent more than 10 years at Challenger, takes the top job at Pacific Current following the resignation of managing director, chief ...

Corporate borrowing hits all-time high despite interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
The world's largest listed companies took on US$378 billion of net new debt last financial year, driving corporate debt to an unprecedented US$8.18 trillion, according to Janus Henderson's latest corporate debt index. While significant, the increase ...

PGIM expands APAC team with local hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
PGIM has added a former MLC Asset Management executive to its private alternatives team in the Asia Pacific. The US$1.3 trillion asset management business of Prudential Financial has appointed Dan Greyling as vice president - APAC business development ...

Local Aviva Investors managing director to exit

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of London insurer Aviva Plc, will farewell its local managing director following a decision to manage distribution from Singapore. Australian managing director Brett Jackson has been with the firm ...

Unprecedented vulnerabilities in financial services: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
KPMG specialists say disruptive technologies, particularly generative AI, and the imperative to automate, are exposing financial services executives to unprecedented vulnerabilities. In Australia, KPMG partner Matt O'Keefe noted that heightened customer ...

Goldman Sachs names new head of Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
Goldman Sachs has appointed Mark Davis as managing director and head of Australian and New Zealand equities. Davis will lead the equities team and work closely with regional leadership to drive the strategy for expanding the client franchise in Australia ...

State Street cuts fees on six ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
State Street Global Advisors announced management cost reductions on six of its Australian-based ETFs. Effective July 1, management costs will be cut for several ETFs including in international equities, Australian equities, listed property and emerging ...

Super account advice fees a sticking point for advice bill: Senate inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
The government committee tracking the implementation of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms emphasised in its final report it wants "greater legal clarity" to how advice fees are deducted from superannuation fund accounts. The Senate ...