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Macquarie AM, PSP Investments sell AirTrunk stake to Blackstone, CPP Investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) have sold the entirety of their respective interests in AirTrunk to private equity giant Blackstone and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP ...

IFM Investors recruits chief of staff

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... and output amongst the executive team. Haqqani is a senior financial services executive who has worked in operations, technology, product, strategy, and regulatory affairs in financial technology, funds management, superannuation and pensions. "We're ...

Platinum outflows drag performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... delivered absolute returns above 5% but still lagged broader market returns. The best performer was Platinum International Technology Fund, returning 26% p.a. Platinum closed the books in FY24 with a $45.1 million statutory net profit after tax, which ...

MetLife Australia launches new online insurance platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... fingertips," Saliba said. "Manage My Insurance is part of our digital transformation journey, as we continue to invest in technology and innovation to enhance our digital customer experience and deliver on our promise of being a trusted insurer. "We ...

WAM Active returns 30%, beats indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... AusBond Bank Bill Index (Cash) by 21.4%. A large portion of the portfolio is invested in financials (25.9%), followed by technology (17.3%), and consumer discretionary (15.2%). Life360 Inc., ZipCo, a2 Milk, HUB24, GQG Partners, and Premier Investments ...

APRA reorganises as it sets sights on superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... director, cross-industry risk Sean Carmody, executive director, policy and advice Bruce Young, executive director, technology and data Clare Gibney, executive director, chief of staff and enterprise services Lonsdale said the changes would streamline ...

Praemium revenue grows to $85m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... IDPS with a launch set for October this year. "We have listened to our stakeholders and deployed our best operational, technology and product experts to ensure this service will meet the needs of a significant portion of our target market," he said. ...

AET boosts Equity Trustees' FY24 performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
... outlook for FY25 benefits from the scaling down of one-off costs related to the integration of AET and our substantial technology investments, and the exit from Ireland and the UK. The industry fundamentals continue to favour our specialist trustee model ...

State Street partners with Taurus to expand digital asset services

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... protocols. This includes Taurus-PROTECT, Taurus-CAPITAL, and Taurus EXPLORER. The custody business will also rely on Taurus' technology to automate the issuance and servicing of digital assets, subject to regulatory approvals. State Street's chief product ...

CFS, Bravura, Elemnta team up to enhance FirstChoice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... advice ecosystem. "Both CFS and Midwinter share this understanding through their commitment to providing market-leading technology to advisers. This partnership is perfectly aligned with our approach to digitising the advice sector and facilitating delivery ...