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Heartland finally gets regulatory approval for Challenger Bank acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... had considered an ADI licence for two years and the MyLife MyFinance investment in technology would allow Challenger to scale and streamline its business. "Adding a digital domestic banking capability to sit alongside out Life and Funds Management operations ...

Fund managers prepare for harsher penalties

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... good governance and compliance framework, they are more likely to invest," Brown said. "As our clients grow the nature, scale and complexity of their business, the regulatory demands also increase, this has implications in terms of their investment in ...

GSFM partners with Eastspring to deliver new EM offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... beyond the strategy, McIntyre said he believes there could be other future opportunities for cooperation with Eastspring. "Scale creates an advantage when partnering with a fund manager like Eastspring. While we are starting with the GEM Dynamic Strategy ...

Perpetual awards State Street subsidiary a major mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... in today's market, managers need a platform that provides flexibility in their operating environment and enables them to scale as their business requires," he said. Meanwhile, State Street country head for Australia Tim Helyar explained that the investment ...

Industry funds set to gobble up over 50% of superannuation assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... the Australian Superannuation System report. Retail funds are anticipated to grow in the future, thanks to their existing scale, a wealthier demographic base, and the ability to invest capital in the development of new products that retain members through ...

AustralianSuper's move to boost productivity by up to 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... "think carefully" about how it will be embedded into its processes. "Our AI maturity is only at level one on the five-point scale that we're using, so we'll be undertaking a program to get ourselves up the maturity scale and increase the use of AI," ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... in Australia. There is tremendous opportunity for turning plastic waste into a resource, as well as driving economies of scale and economic returns," Lombard Odier Asia regional head and global head of strategic alliances Vincent Magnenat said. "According ...

Perpetual, Pendal combine multi-asset capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... diversified strategies. "We are bringing together the Perpetual and Pendal multi asset teams as one enhanced team with greater scale and resources to support better client outcomes," Perpetual said. "This team will be uniquely placed to build investment ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... expect mergers between multiple platforms within the same financial services group. There will be pressure to close sub-scale platforms where it is difficult to invest in the technology upgrades needed to attract advisers or respond to the ever-increasing ...

Low-margin clients hurt practice valuations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... scaled advice practices has increased. "This area of the market is growing as consolidation in the sector continues and large-scale advice businesses require further capital to grow," Centurion said. "In nearly every case our experience is that this ...