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Insignia lost a suitor, but takeover isn't off the table: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... of a takeover unravelling has increased, the volatility Bain cited for bowing out has moderated in recent weeks. The research house noted constructive US-China tariff negotiations have improved investor sentiment, and if that continues, capital markets ...

Benchmark-clinging passive investors risk meagre returns: Perpetual

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... cap indices shouldn't expect higher returns for taking on greater risk. This outlook is similar to that of MSCI head of research Ashley Lester, who recently told Financial Standard that while the US has been "the only game in town" for the largest institutional ...

TPD claim settlements take 'considerably longer': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
New group insurance research finds that total permanent disability (TPD) claims are taking much longer to process, while death claims appear to have more efficient processes in place. According to Rainmaker's latest benchmarking data, a total of ...

US financial market dominance can't last indefinitely: MSCI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... 70% by the end of last year. History, however, suggests that this dominance is bound to wane, according to MSCI chief research officer Ashley Lester. The rise of US financial assets relative to the rest of the developed world "is a clear story," Lester ...

Third Link adds three underlying Aussie equity managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... Chester High Conviction Fund has outperformed the market by 5.8% per annum since 2013, is supported by deep fundamental research and ESG integration that aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index. It now manages over $1.5 billion in funds ...

Global X recruits key executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Australia, with Wolak taking on Cliff Man's role as portfolio management. David Tuckwell's product, strategy, and research role has been filled by Marc Jocum, who was elevated to senior product and investment strategist and Billy Leung to senior ...

Super moves: QIC, VFMC, ESSSuper, Aware Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... quant strategies across global markets. Xu arrived from Frontier Advisers, where she was promoted to the new quantitative research consultant within the capital markets and asset allocation team, just 12 months ago. The quant has focused on macroeconomic ...

Activist fund manager promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Before joining Wilson AM, he served as a global equity portfolio manager at Wilson's advisory arm and was a credit research analyst at UBS Asset Management. Milne, the second investment professional to get a title bump, works with Wilson's leaders ...

Australia tops list for financial services job growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... job vacancies, led by the financial services sector in March, according to the Robert Walters Global Jobs Index. The research found that professional white-collar vacancies in financial services in Australia jumped by 34% compared to February 2025, marking ...

Life insurance premiums edge lower

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... billion in the year to December 2024 - a $300 million decline from the previous year - according to DEXX&R. The market research firm's latest Life Analysis report showed total new individual risk premiums dropped 18.5% over the year, falling to $1.11 ...