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AMP upgrades North investment platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... risk profiles. Advisers can also track the progress of trades and receive estimated completion dates for switches. As of February 28, North's managed portfolios have surpassed $14 billion, growing 66% year-over-year. Its retail menu includes 112 portfolios ...

The tide is turning for North Asian equity markets: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... late-1980s, its equity market recently hit new highs. The MSCI Japan index was up ~29% in 2023 and another ~14% YTD to 29 February 2024 (in local currency terms). "Improving corporate governance is at the heart of the move. We see similar encouraging ...

ASX-listed companies flock to private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... new market entries, indicative of a shift towards private markets. The total ASX-listed companies dropped from 2289 in February last year to 2183 in February 2024, a near 1% decrease with 106 fewer companies. By February 2024, some 110 companies withdrew ...

Retirement saving, investing daunting for women: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... they need more of that financial independence." Interestingly, Saxo's client database shows that between January and February, the number of women opening a trading account was 43.7% higher compared to men. A Vanguard study of over 1800 working and ...

GQG reports US$10.5bn increase in FUM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
GQG Partners has reported a US$10.5 billion increase in funds under management (FUM) from January 31 to February 29. The boutique fund manager's international equity strategy, its largest, moved from US$49.2 billion to $52.9 billion. Its emerging ...

Rest appoints general manager, product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... role for five months. Prior, he was head of investment option development, a role he took on when he joined the fund in February 2023. The fund said he will lead its work to enhance and simplify its product offer to members, effective immediately. Rest ...

Advisers show growing interest in ASX-listed Bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... formally lodge a submission for a Bitcoin ETF to the ASX. VanEck resubmitted its Bitcoin ETF application to the ASX in February this year. Since then, it's had "further conversations" with the ASX and will be working with it to develop the first Bitcoin ...

ASIC succeeds in conflicted remuneration case

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... found failed to take reasonable steps to prevent its authorised representative accepting conflicted remuneration. On the February 29, the Federal Court found that RM Capital's authorised representative the SMSF Club breached conflicted remuneration ...

Low investor demand sees equities funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... we consider the best course of action is to bring about the timely closure of the fund." The wind-up process began on February 20. According to the fund's factsheet, as at January end it had $494 million in funds under management. Since its May 2019 ...

Count completes Diverger acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... every Diverger share following a 99.97% approval from shareholders in January. The Federal Court approved the deal on February 15. Count expects to incur $8 million in one-off transaction and integration costs. This excludes Diverger transaction costs ...