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Women still underrepresented in asset management roles: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... in asset management roles and the funds management industry continues to work and report its progress toward achieving greater diversity in the sector," FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said. "Achieving greater diversity in investment management teams ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... self-contradictory and extremely likely to confuse consumers." While the FAAA welcomed some of the other inclusions, like greater support for scaled advice, replacing the Statement of Advice, and the removal of the Safe Harbour steps, it said this second ...

Barings prepares new strategies for local institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... said. Forster highlighted that many of Baring's structures include accordion facilities, affording borrowers with greater certainty and pursue follow-on acquisitions, unlike banks which usually require a return to negotiations and additional fees ...

Pendal manager joins Barings

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... investment manager aims to hire several new staffers for its institutional, wealth and retail businesses in Australia, Greater China and Southeast Asia. Barings has appointed Zoe Cowley as an associate director within its business development group. ...

Allianz Retire+ adds 'industry first' feature to AGILE

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... spouse in the event of death. We have enhanced our offering to provide a choice for both of these circumstances to deliver greater certainty of income and flexibility for advisers and their clients," Aboud said. "We are committed to continually refining ...

Don't abandon 60/40: J.P Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... build smarter portfolios by extending out of cash and benchmarks, expanding opportunity sets into alternatives and adding greater international exposure for better diversification and returns," J.P Morgan global multi-asset strategist Sylvia Sheng said. ...

ASIC forced to pay James Mawhinney's legal costs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... bringing. On October 25, the Federal Court rejected the bid, saying the fresh claims would place Mawhinney in "significantly greater jeopardy." ASIC must now pay all costs incurred by Mawhinney between 30 May 2023 and 31 August 2023. Mayfair 101 described ...

Income fund shuttered by Equity Trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... of the fund." The KFM Income Fund was formerly known as the Ventura KFM Income Fund, and its aim was to provide returns greater than the 1-Year Bank Bill Swap Rate plus 4% while investing in ASX-listed securities including hybrid securities, bonds, fixed ...

Treasury mulls reforming use of genetic test results by life insurers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... insurance, met certain thresholds. For instance, insurers can use results where the total amount of lump sum death cover is greater than $500,000. However, APRA statistics show the average sum of insured individual policies of lump sum death cover - ...

Inflation problem is homegrown: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... Annual Dinner. "This reflects domestic economic conditions and is an indication that aggregate demand is sufficiently greater than aggregate supply to sustain these price increases," she said. "The cost of these services is also typically driven by the ...