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MUFG Pension & Market Services awards tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... comprehensive portfolio of administration and technology services. By combining forces, we aim to reshape the industry and set new benchmarks for service quality and innovation," Singh said. GESB recently announced it renewed its superannuation administration ...

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina has listed the top five things the AMP econosights team is hoping to see in 2025. Firstly, Mousina said that while higher trade tariffs are unavoidable given the incoming US President, she hopes the US will stop ...

Platinum awards mandate to Northern Trust

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... their needs," Northern Trust country head, Australia Leon Stavrou said. "Our client-centric approach and holistic product set positions us well to help Platinum as they focus on increasing operational efficiencies. We look forward to the opportunity ...

Industry breaks records for assets, flows, and product launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... exceed $300 billion by the end of the year - assuming market conditions remain positive. Net flows smashed the previous record set in 2021, with net new money of $30.8 billion last year - which was double the amount received in 2023. Flows, however ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Investors have head into the New Year with many of the same concerns they had at the start of 2024, with interest rates and inflation to dominate once again. Last November, RBA governor Michele Bullock indicated the central bank views its settings as ...

MetLife to acquire PineBridge Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
MetLife Investment Management, the US$603 billion asset management arm of insurance giant MetLife, is set to acquire PineBridge Investments from Pacific Century Group in a deal valued up to US$1.2 billion. The deal comprises US$800 million in cash at ...

Traders left scrambling over ASX settlement outage

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) suffered another glitch last week that disrupted two days' worth of trades. The ASX said it detected a "technical issue" on its CHESS Batch Settlement last Friday, forcing trade settlements on December 18 ...

Court finds CFD issuers engaged in 'unconscionable conduct'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
The Federal Court has found that collapsed contracts for difference (CFD) issuer, Union Standard International Group (USG) and two of its former corporate authorised representatives, BrightAU Capital (trading as TradeFred) and Maxi EFX Global AU (trading ...

New tool will streamline regulation: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
The government has released a new tool with the aim to streamline and coordinate regulation in the financial sector. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the tool will help build a more competitive, dynamic and productive economy. "We want to make it simpler ...

What you read in 2024

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... outage. MLC Life and Resolution Life Australasia to merge (December 11) MLC Life Insurance and Resolution Life Australasia are set to merge, creating one of Australia's largest life insurance businesses. Nippon Life Insurance - MLC's parent company ...