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Young, millionaire investors challenge stereotypes: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
New research shows young investors are buying and holdings stocks more than their older counterparts, despite the current environment. During the quarter, ending March 31, younger investors were the highest adopters of a buy-and-hold strategy compared ...

GAM shareholders challenge acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
An investor group that controls 8.4% of Swiss fund manager GAM is challenging its proposed acquisition by Liontrust Asset Management. Last week, GAM announced it had agreed to be taken over by Liontrust, in a deal that would create a $100 billion fund ...

Liontrust, GAM to create $100bn fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
Liontrust Asset Management will acquire Zurich-based GAM to create a nearly $100 billion (£53bn) entity. GAM, which has about $39.3 billion (£20.9bn) in assets under management and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, said that it is in favour of ...

GAM, Liontrust in merger talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
Fund manager GAM has confirmed it is talks with UK asset manager Liontrust Asset Management over a potential sale. In a short announcement to shareholders, GAM added that it is also in similar discussions with others. It said it is "working tirelessly ...

Adviser complaints rise, super complaints decrease

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
The number of superannuation complaints have slashed while those related to financial advisers have shot up, the latest statistics from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) shows. In the six months to December 2022, AFCA received 2538 ...

Top 10% pocket 93% of Australia's wealth: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... middle-income Australians." Grudnoff said the Stage 3 tax cuts, "which will see people earning over $180,000 receiving the lion's share of benefits while minimum wage workers get nothing", will only make the inequality problem worse. "Soaring energy ...

MSC Trustees names Singapore chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... global equities platform, running its New York desk, and overseeing business relationships. He has also worked with Straits Lion Asset Management as head of business development, managing product development, sales and distribution. "We welcome Lian ...

Rising interest rates tank life insurer performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... Plan For Life's latest research shows that inflows rose by 3.4% in the year to September 2022. TAL continues to hold the lion's share of the market at 33% of nearly $6 billion, followed by AIA, which holds 18% at $3.3 billion. The third largest player ...

Dexus Fund Management bolsters board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... PricewaterhouseCoopers. Currently, Dwyer is chair of Allianz Australia and Elenium Automation and a non-executive director of Lion Beverages Group and a member of the Australian government's Takeovers Panel. Meanwhile, Phillippo has international experience ...

AFA, FPA merger in best interests

CASSANDRA BALDINI, CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
In offering an update on the proposed merger with the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chair David Sharpe said he is hoping to have the full support of members and, despite speculation, a new ...