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Where does the world's largest active manager say to invest?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... investment director Mathew Reynolds. Reynolds said that's why having an analyst team with a strong breadth, good cognitive diversity, and a wide range of experiences are so important to uncovering these opportunities on a worldwide basis. He said that ...

Super leaders take out King's Birthday honours

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... compliance committee. "Nicolette is a highly respected leader and author in superannuation policy, retirement, and gender diversity," UniSuper chief executive Peter Chun said. "Nicolette has made an extraordinary contribution to our board since she joined ...

GSFM and Tribeca part ways after 16 years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... across equities, credit, global natural resources, and mandates. "As we continue to grow in funds under management and diversity of strategies, it makes sense for us to internalise the distribution effort for all our funds. A centralised approach will ...

CalSTRS appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... markets. "I am committed to driving excellence in how we invest, including advancing sustainability practices and promoting diversity across CalSTRS, our portfolio companies, partners and the industry," he said. Before joining CalSTRS, Chan was senior ...

Poor gender diversity not a 'women's problem': Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Gender diversity issues are no longer a "women's problem but a business problem", according to wealth managers, who urge the industry to seize the opportunities to make meaningful changes. In a fireside chat discussing women and wealth at the Stockbrokers ...

Wholesale investor test reform has several ramifications: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... wholesale; the current wholesale investor definitions; and considers that a range of tests are appropriate to provide for the diversity and complexity of the financial services industry. "We've argued that changes don't need to be made to the ...

Poor investment governance costly for asset owners, members: KPMG, Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... models will need to exhibit the ability to be nimble and adapt, and avoid group-think through recongising the need for diversity in decision-making."

Former AMP Capital research lead joins family office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... institutional investors, family offices, and private wealth managers. Dixon said the attraction of his new role is the diversity of deal flow, analysing non-core sectors, a smaller team and less red tape. "I think people from core funds have a lot to ...

MetLife enhances employee benefits package

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... more inclusive workplace. Following consultation with its employee-led DEI Committee and reviewing statistics from the Diversity Council Australia and its own survey on employee benefits trends, MetLife is now offering three new leave types. Employees ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... recommended the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority drop plans for businesses to report on diversity and set targets. "These proposals would not capture the many smaller firms that have some of the worst cultures and levels ...