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'Licensee for hire' fined $1.25m by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
... Issuing the penalty, Justice McEvoy said the contraventions were serious and systemic, saying Lanterne's conduct fell well short of the reasonable standard expected by the public. "It failed to demonstrate competence in performing its obligations as ...

Regal shutters East Point AM

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... investment performance contributed 7% or $0.8 billion of FUM growth for the quarter and was particularly strong across the long/short equities strategies. "This included favourable investment performance across global equities (PM Capital and VGI Partners) ...

L1 Capital joint MD takes leave of absence

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... investment manager at Invesco Australia and a senior consultant at Accenture. In a fund update, L1's ASX-listed Long Short Fund (LSF), which predominantly invests in Australian and New Zealand securities and up to 30% in global shares, returned 8.1% ...

Nest appoints interim chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
Ian Cornelius will become interim chief executive on 1 May 2024 following a short handover period from Helen Dean who will leave Nest at the end of this month. Cornelius brings 25 years of experience in senior executive roles with leading financial ...

Powell confirms rate cuts likely 'at some point' this year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
It's been all eyes on the US Federal Reserve as investors patiently await interest rate cuts, with the US central bank indicating they should arrive this year. Now US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has confirmed the bank is targeting a rate cut ...

Evolution of investment operations spurs new recruitment trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
With demand for experienced investment operations talent outstripping supply, local employers are increasingly looking offshore for candidates with end-to-end skillsets. It's also impacting salaries. According to insights from Kaizen Recruitment, investment ...

QMV Legal folds, managing partner to launch new firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
Novigi will wind up QMV Legal as its managing partner Jonathan Steffanoni embarks on launching a new specialist superannuation law firm. QMV Legal will fold on April 26, shortly after Novigi acquired the QMV Solutions business on February 1. "Novigi ...

Why BlackRock is taking a risk-on view

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
BlackRock has high hopes, at least in the short term, that market sentiment is set to improve. In a market update, the asset manager said the potential for falling inflation, nearing interest rate cuts and solid corporate earnings will support "cheery ...

Raiding super can worsen housing affordability: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... all their super. Conversely, a young Sydney couple with the median amount of superannuation would be more than $150,000 short for the deposit on a median-priced house if they withdrew and used only their super. ASFA said the analysis shows early access ...

Funds SA asset allocation head to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... billion public sector investment manager, has confirmed its asset allocation lead will leave the fund next month and take a short career break. Brendan Hallett said he wants to return to the east coast and and look for opportunities with either a Sydney ...