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Recession risk is receding: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
Thanks to a robust start to the year, economists and investment strategists are feeling more confident that a recession won't take place in the second half, according to a recent survey by Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM). The survey, conducted ...

GBST snaps up Advice Intelligence

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
GBST, a cloud-based SaaS wealth management provider, has acquired Advice Intelligence, the financial planning software provider that entered voluntary administration in May. GBST chief executive Robert DeDominicis said: "The acquisition positions GBST ...

Mercer appoints first Wealth Pacific chief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Mercer has outlined its ambition to accelerate growth in the APAC region, appointing Cathy Hales as its chief executive of Wealth Pacific. Hales has oversight of Mercer's wealth portfolio across Australia and New Zealand, comprising the Mercer Super ...

APRA toughens stress testing frequency, valuation stance

KARREN VERGARA, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
The prudential regulator is reinforcing the importance of superannuation funds to conduct more rigorous and frequent stress testing amid the fracas over valuations in the property sector. In updating Prudential Practice Guide SPG 530 Investment Governance ...

APRA finalises operational risk prudential standard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
APRA has finalised Prudential Standard CPS 230 Operational Risk Management, which aims to enhance the ability of banks, insurers, and superannuation trustees to manage operational risks and respond to business disruptions. According to QMV legal, the ...

Trustees lack urgency, strategy on RIC: Regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
A joint regulatory review finds that superannuation funds are shrugging off the urgency to offer robust retirement income strategies and are failing to integrate this mandate into their business plans. One year since the Retirement Income Covenant took ...

European pension fund hands MaxCap $200m

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
An unnamed European institutional investor committed $200 million to MaxCap, its first real estate debt investment in the Australian market. The initial investment will be allocated through the First Mortgage investment option offered by MaxCap Investment ...

GQG hits US$104bn in FUM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
GQG Partners has recorded a substantial increase in its funds under management (FUM), rising from US$86.7 billion in June 2022 to US$104.1 billion in June 2023. The asset manager attributed this robust growth to its long-term investment performance ...

Australian Unity, Cromwell to merge funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... with Australian Unity to acquire AUPL, the responsible entity of AUDPF for $17 million. Cromwell chief investment officer Rob Percy said the proposed transaction aligns with Cromwell's strategic exit from non-core assets and recycling of capital to grow ...

Openmarkets hit with largest ever MDP penalty

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
Openmarkets Australia has paid a $4.5 million penalty, the largest sanction ever imposed by an ASIC Market Disciplinary Panel, after contravening market integrity rules. An ASIC investigation was triggered by a series of transgressions, most notably ...