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Jo Townsend named chief executive of NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... executive until then. The incoming chief executive started her career in the investment management sector, managing fixed-interest portfolios. Before heading up Funds SA, she held various roles at REST Super, including as general manager of investments ...

Vanguard lowers management fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... keeping rates on hold last week and removing their tightening bias, our outlook for bonds remains positive and we expect interest rates to ultimately settle at levels above those in recent memory."

PE deals tumble again, down 63%: Bain & Company

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... Australian and New Zealand private equity sector took another tumble, sharply falling 63% in value during 2023 as high interest rates and market uncertainty continues to spook investors. This is the second year in a row that saw deal values decline in ...

Threats outside the Australian financial system build: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... commodity prices and reduced Chinese demand for Australian goods and services," the Assessment said. Additionally, high interest rates and weak demand in the global commercial real estate market could lead to a deterioration of conditions, negatively ...

UniSuper appoints new head of fixed interest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
UniSuper has named Mathew McCrum as its new head of fixed interest. McCrum has over 30 years of experience in the investment management, previously serving as a senior portfolio manager specialising in income-focused strategies at boutique firm Plato ...

Why BlackRock is taking a risk-on view

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... sentiment is set to improve. In a market update, the asset manager said the potential for falling inflation, nearing interest rate cuts and solid corporate earnings will support "cheery risk sentiment". As such, it has tweaked its tactical views and ...

New SMSF solution for Islamic Australians launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... solution, which is called Al-Mustaqbal Islamic SMSF, had been well received by Islamic professionals and he expected strong interest from skilled migrants and Islamic family members who wanted to pool funds in an SMSF to buy property. Meezan also provides ...

Australia's wealthiest women not getting the advice they need

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... that HNW women are not necessarily risk averse, as stereotypes have suggested in the past. Rather, they often express interest in exploring a range of investment opportunities, including non-traditional assets," it said. "Despite these findings, there ...

ANZ to pay $57.5m to settle class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... agreement to settle a class action brought against it by Phi Finney McDonald in 2021. The class action related to certain interest charged on specific ANZ personal credit cards in the period from 1 July 2010 to 1 January 2019. As part of the settlement ...

Perpetual seeds Kapstream fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... private debt. Following its February 1 launch, the Kapstream Private Investment Fund (KPIF) is now seeking further investor interest from high-net-worths and family offices following Perpetual Private's seeding commitment. KPIF charges a management fee ...