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Westpac names new chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... and had a 16-year tenure at Goldman Sachs prior to joining Westpac. Commenting, chair Steven Gregg noted Miller's proven record and significant understanding of the Australian market will help steer the group's growth. "Anthony is an exceptional leader. ...

VanEck to launch defence ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... Budget papers show that by 2033-34, defence spending will reach $100 billion (around 2.3% of GDP), up from last year's record $37 billion or 2% of GDP. VanEck chief executive and managing director Arian Neiron said, unfortunately, the world has changed ...

Challenger goes for growth with State Street

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... investment management," Challenger managing director and chief executive Nick Hamilton said. "State Street has a strong track record of servicing investment managers and institutional clients. Their leading technical capability, platform investment ...

Mercer Super reorganises leadership, chief executive changes roles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... superannuation services arm, said the appointments are demonstrable of a deep bench of talent. Hales said Ross has a "strong track record of operational effectiveness," and that her passion for delivering positive outcomes for members, both to and through ...

Aussie economy grows 0.2% in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... creation in white-collar private sector industries has essentially stalled, and business insolvencies have recently hit record highs." Household spending fell 0.2% detracting 0.1 percentage points from GDP growth. Meanwhile, total investment fell 0.1% ...

Advisers add 5.7% premium

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... Rogan said. This included encouraging clients to remain disciplined and reweight portfolios as global share markets reached record highs despite the temptation to chase more gains. One challenge in 2024 was curbing investors' enthusiasm as the AI ...

Australian ETF market hits $206bn: Global X

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... Australia, said: "It's the strongest start ever for the Australian ETF market. In fact, we could surpass the calendar year record of $23.6 billion set in 2021, and potentially reach an industry valuation of $1 trillion by 2030 if this momentum continues." ...

Acadian AM launches two new credit strategies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... strategies was strong and growing, particularly among institutional investors. "Acadian has a long and successful track record of managing systematic equities strategies, and the team's philosophy of taking a structured, data-driven approach to credit ...

FSU campaigns against workplace surveillance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) is backing calls for a Privacy in Working Life Act to prohibit unnecessary surveillance of employees by companies and to ensure any surveillance is regulated. The Victorian government is currently undertaking an Inquiry ...

Generation Development Group profit jumps

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... Hackett said FY24 proved to be another year of outperformance for the company, "surpassing all our key metrics," including record sales for both investment bonds and its investment-linked lifetime annuity, LifeIncome, totaling $674 million. "This resulted ...