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16% of asset managers to exit by 2027: PwC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
The asset and wealth management industry is set to undergo seismic change in the coming years, according to a new report by PwC. The report, which surveyed 500 asset managers and institutional investors, forecast that 16% of asset and wealth management ...

Frontier calls for better unlisted asset valuations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
Frontier Advisors is collaborating with Australian asset owners to hold fund managers to account regarding the accurate valuation of unlisted assets. The consulting firm was spurned to action amid robust growth in the superannuation sector, with an ...

ASIC deepens investigation into Magnolia founder

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
The Federal Court has extended the travel ban on Magnolia Capital's founder as he faces an ASIC investigation that alleges $40 million of investor money has gone missing. Mitchell Atkins, also the managing director and chief investment officer of Magnolia ...

AUSTRAC drops action after Bell FG audit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
The regulator confirmed it will not take further action against Bell Financial Group's three subsidiaries following an audit of its financial crime law compliance. Last February, AUSTRAC ordered an external auditor assess Bell Potter Securities ...

abrdn sells local trustee business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
MSC Trustees has acquired abrdn's Australian trustee entity, becoming the corporate trustee of 10 funds. The fund book, comprising $1.5 billion in funds under management, includes the abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Fund, abrdn Sustainable ...

MSCI ponders reclassifying Nigeria, Egypt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
MSCI is consulting with industry as to whether Nigeria should be reclassified as a Standalone Market, while considering doing the same for Egypt. MSCI announced it will continue to consult with market participants on potentially reclassifying the MSCI ...

SMSFs brace for more reforms: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
As June 30 approaches, self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) must brace themselves for more regulatory reforms that could impact their hard-earned savings, according to a superannuation expert. HLB Mann Judd superannuation partner Mitchell Markwick ...

SWFs double in size, eye alternatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
The world's sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have doubled their assets under management in the last decade. Preqin's latest Sovereign Wealth Funds 2023 report shows AUM held by funds now totals US$10.4 trillion, as at March end. Notably, US$4.3 trillion ...

Director banned for eight years

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
The director of investment manager Foxi Capital has been banned from providing financial services for eight years after it was found he lacked relevant qualifications and experience, and misled investors. Foxi Capital director and Responsible Entity ...

Former QIC exec now OMERS risk chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
A longstanding QIC risk specialist has been named the Ontario Municipal Employee Retirement System's (OMERS) new chief risk officer, reporting to the Canadian pension fund's chief executive Blake Hutcheson. Joining OMERS in 2020, Deb Barnes ...