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ClearView Wealth's profit bleeds 22% in HY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
ClearView Wealth's profit took a blow with its underlying net profit after tax (UNPAT) down 22% to $15.2 million in the six months to 31 December 2024, saying the slump was due to an "aberration" in the claims experience in the first quarter of FY25. ...

CSC-backed fund manager to launch in Netherlands

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
Former Robeco chief investment officer Victor Verberk has partnered with sustainable fixed income credit manager Osmosis to launch Osmosis Investment Management NL in the Netherlands. The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation and the Oxford Endowment ...

RQI hires research duo

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
RQI Investors, an active quant equities manager within First Sentier Investors, has strengthened its research team with two hires. Based in Sydney, Tom Marty and Alex Kiechle-Cornish will report to Ron Guido, senior quantitative portfolio manager and ...

Super fund looks to AI

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
Aware Super has hired a data and artificial intelligence executive to speed up the adoption of the fast-developing technology. Mythili Baker has been appointed to the newly created role of head of data and AI at the $185 billion super fund. Aware Super ...

Chalmers looks to trade super pool for minerals with US

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
The US Superannuation Investment Summit has kicked off in the United States with Australian super funds exploring deeper investment opportunities within the US. Treasurer Jim Chalmers addressed the summit, essentially serving up Australia's retirement ...

Northern Trust lands another mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
Northern Trust has been selected to provide global custody and valuation reporting services for Generation Life. With the new remit, Northern Trust will provide support to $1.5 billion ( as of 31 January 2025 ) of Generation Life's portfolio assets ...

Platinum rolls out major leadership reshuffle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
Platinum Asset Management has unleashed a major reshuffle of its leadership team as it continues to focus on turnaround plans. In February 2024, Platinum announced a comprehensive turnaround program under the leadership of chief executive Jeff Peters. ...

Technology optimises family office performance: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
With the drastic rise in the number of 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 ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... on going and driving the economy." Beyond defence, Redican noted the recent US earnings season saw strong profits from big tech companies, with a standout thematic being their investment in artificial intelligence. He pointed to Meta's planned $65 billion ...

AI's big moment? Not this year, says Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn't expected to see its big breakthrough this year. Nevertheless, expectations for returns on capital are at their highest since the pandemic, according to Fidelity International's 2025 analyst survey. AI is expected to ...