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Government proposes framework for clearing and settlement services regulation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
The government has released the Corporations and Competition (CS Services) Instrument 2024, a new legislative proposal aimed at regulating clearing and settlement (CS) services. The proposed instrument, issued under the authority of assistant treasurer ...

SimCorp names new country manager for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
SimCorp has appointed Enzo Cotroneo as its new country manager for Australia, tasking him with spearheading business development and the strategic direction for the investment firm's growth in the local market. Cotroneo, who's appointment took ...

Former UniSuper chief appointed to CSLR board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
Former UniSuper chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan has been appointed to the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) transitional board as a non-executive director. O'Sullivan steps into the CSLR board role effective immediately, succeeding June Smith ...

BlackRock bags Global Infrastructure Partners for US$12.5bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
BlackRock has struck a deal to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for US$12.5 billion in cash and common stock. The transaction will create an infrastructure private markets investment platform with a combined client assets under management ...

BlackRock appoints new head of APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... new and differentiated investment opportunities across our entire platform." BlackRock has also named head of Australasia Andrew Landman and head of APAC institutional and head of North Asia (Japan and South Korea) Hiroyuki Shimizu as deputy heads of ...

Bitcoin ETFs reach US$4.6bn in trading volume on launch day

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
On their debut day, spot bitcoin ETFs recorded a total trading volume of over US$4.6 billion, after being approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Following approval to convert its US$28 billion primary bitcoin trust into a spot ETF ...

CalSTRS investment chief announces retirement

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) chief investment officer Christopher Ailman will depart on June 30, after 24 years at the fund. At an Investment Committee meeting, Ailman revealed his intention step down from the position ...

Bitcoin ETFs given green light by US regulator

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a landmark moment for the legitimisation of the world's largest cryptocurrency. The SEC approved 11 Bitcoin ETF application from major institutional ...

PineBridge Investments names distribution head for APAC, EMEA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
PineBridge Investments appointed a new head of intermediary distribution for APAC and EMEA, effective January 1. Based in Singapore, Nicolas Kopitsis was appointed to oversee the asset manager's APAC and EMEA intermediary business strategy, distributing ...

Bragg proposes super fund reforms to protect retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
Senator Andrew Bragg has called for new reforms aimed at safeguarding retail investors as superannuation funds increase their ownership stakes in Australian public companies. In an opinion piece for The Australian, Bragg proposed broadening the Takeovers ...