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Vanguard, Betashares, iShares neck and neck in battle for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... existing investors increasing their allocations, it's a different story for the actively managed ETFs listed by fund managers. Neiron pointed out that the 18 active ETFs that have listed this year have collectively taken in just $36 million in net ...

FTSE Russell hires client coverage lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
FTSE Russell has appointed Julia Lee as the head of client coverage to work alongside asset owners, asset managers, and institutional clients. Lee takes on the role of FTSE Russell head of client coverage, index investments group, Pacific. She joins ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... expertise, O'Neill said it was expected the group would "put in a strong bid." In all, Nest received 12 responses from fund managers during the tender process, which commenced in September last year. "We were particularly impressed by the sophistication ...

Asset management brand power a 'critical differentiator': ISS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... Intelligence research. Having surveyed more than 900 advisers, asking for their opinions on branding and engagement with asset managers, ISS determined that advisers not only need to trust the firms they're willing to let manage client money, but rely ...

Choice products require fairer framework: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... that broad Choice products or wraps are similar to SMSFs, the FSC suggested to apply a performance test on the asset managers of the investment option against a benchmark potentially different to the PDS disclosure and a product's Target Market Determination ...

Chief financial officer roles 'widely ambiguous': Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... partner related tasks. However, the study also found chief financial officers face conflicting expectations from senior managers, in particular balancing the role of controllership versus business partner, reporting information and analysis, managing ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... MIAL, who was responsible for overseeing the investment of funds in managed investment schemes by third party investment managers," court documents show. Justice Horan said "it is vital that consumers in the financial services industry can have confidence ...

BNP Paribas in talks to buy AXA Investment Managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... pointy end of discussions with BNP Paribas to offload its asset management business for $8.5 billion. AXA Investment Managers has been part of the AXA Group for 25 years and, in that time, has grown to house some $1.4 trillion (€850 billion) in funds ...

GSFM appoints key account manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... distribution Stephen Fletcher said this appointment comes at a time of growth for GSFM, which now represents nine fund managers across a variety of asset classes in the Australian and New Zealand markets. "We have formed new partnership with several ...

AIA Australia names head of wellbeing

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... previously placed in AIA's life insurance claims division. Other changes in the team include four new wellbeing team managers of Nicole Gallagher, Catherine Zaman, Rebecca Gallagher and Jennifer Angus.