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Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... just 36% of fund managers pulled it off. Frontier Advisors senior consultant Brad Purkis noted this year's benchmark performance was driven by a small group of stocks - chiefly the 'Magnificent Seven' - making life tough for active managers in global ...

Australian Ethical delivers strong half-year results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... saw "record" super guarantee contributions in the period, which partially offset the impact. The positive investment performance also contributed $678 million to its FUM during the period, Australian Ethical said. This follows the exit of its superannuation ...

Advisers grapple with AI, require support: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... tool. Its advisers can now produce personalised commentary at scale for all clients on portfolio movement, portfolio performance, asset allocation, and return contributions. North recently launched a review file note assistant and meeting transcription ...

Property developer, investment firm goes 'all in' on Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... venture and are not simply passive investors. It's why we have progressively built our in-house capability to drive performance in all facets of what we do," he said. "This approach allows us to directly drive outcomes, making us more than just financial ...

Platinum rolls out major leadership reshuffle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... Investment Management. "Ted was the standout candidate in a robust selection process, with an excellent track record of performance across several manager. He is also a strong leader and shares the values and investment philosophy that have been the ...

Technology optimises family office performance: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... family offices setting up shop in Australia in recent years, their reliance on technology to optimise operations and performance has also become evident, new research from KPMG found. The 2025 Australian Family Office report, written in conjunction with ...

Solutions to avoid concentration risk: Scientific Beta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... experiencing a similar environment as a small number of large caps dominate indices. Further, Scientific Beta found the performance of individual factors varies with market dynamics, which poses as a significant challenge for funds to exploit concentration ...

MLC wary of but not opposed to bitcoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... price increases it has seen over the past few years, but warned this was not telling of future movements. "Extreme performance swings count against bitcoin with drawdowns of more than 50% being a regular feature of bitcoin's performance over the past ...

Perpetual calls off KKR deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... this is the right course of action to deliver long-term value for our shareholders. My conviction in the quality, performance and growth opportunities across all of our businesses has only increased since I joined Perpetual in September last year." Last ...

Iress posts strong profit rebound, completes transformation program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... announcing the completion of its transformation program. The financial software firm's adjusted EBITDA - its preferred performance measure - meanwhile, was $132.8 million, an increase of 25% from the prior year. Iress said the growth primarily emanated ...