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Perpetual awards State Street subsidiary a major mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... partnership that ensures the streamlining and simplification of front office operations within Australia on a single OMS platform with Charles River," Squires said. "Charles River has proven solutions supporting a multi-boutique business like Perpetual. ...

Allianz Retire+ names wealth management distribution chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... form Allianz Retire+. Working at PIMCO for nine years, Rodda managed and built relationships with dealer group heads, platform distribution partners, and other market participants. Prior to that Rodda spent four years at Macquarie contributing to the ...

Former Schroders chief joins private markets firm

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... experience will be invaluable for our clients," he said. Hallinan added that he wanted to work in a business that had a platform to leverage the growth in private markets and, most importantly, offer investors quality, hard-to-access portfolio solutions. ...

Financial services class actions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
Following a brief reprieve, the number of class actions targeting the financial services sector escalated significantly in 2023. According to a report from Allens, the banking and financial services sector was the second biggest target for class actions ...

PGIM launches new platform in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
PGIM Real Estate has expanded its agriculture financing platform into Australia as part of the asset manager's global growth strategy. PGIM said Australia marks the first expansion of its agriculture lending business beyond North America. PGIM Real ...

Iress sells mortgages arm to Bain Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... anticipated the transaction will be completed by the middle of the year. The transaction follows Iress offloading its platform business last month to Praemium for $1 million cash and additional $20 million over 18 months if certain milestones are met. ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... maintained long-term market position," Mercer principal and report lead author Richard Dunn said. As for superannuation platform providers, currently about 25% of super funds are platforms or have large portions of their funds that are. Mercer said it ...

MFS Investment Management appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... sectors to her role as chief investment officer, as well as deep conviction in the firm's long-term-focused investment platform," Maloney said. "During her nearly 20 years with the firm, she has been involved in hiring and mentoring many members ...

Advisers flock to managed accounts, but are very selective

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... reasons for recommending managed accounts to clients included performance, fees, availability on their main investment platform, reputation of the asset manager, and asset class exposure. But advisers are picky when it comes to which managed accounts ...

Selfwealth expands leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
The platform welcomed a chief experience officer, chief technology officer, and head of marketing and communication. Selfwealth said it is investing in new talent, adding to its leadership in a demonstration of its commitment to driving innovation and ...