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More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... Northern Trust and two other asset managers have left Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) as four banks exit the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). Northern Trust is the latest to depart both CA100+ and Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM); MFS Investment ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
Although cautious about the broader global economy, Australian companies are confident about growth in 2025 and are pouring funds into decarbonisation - marking 2025 as an attractive entry point for green investors. The finding comes from a Capgemini ...

MUFG Pension & Market Services awards tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... customers adopt artificial intelligence faster and at scale. MPMS chief executive and managing director Vivek Bhatia said the alliance with TCS is a "game-changing partnership that promises to redefine the superannuation and pension services landscape". ...

SG Hiscock appoints head of research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
SG Hiscock appointed Alastair McKibbin as head of research and consultants, having started in the role on 13 January 2025. He will be based in Sydney and will report to head of distribution Anthony Cochran. McKibbin will be responsible for further developing ...

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
An alliance of financiers with over US$57.5 trillion in assets has bowed to US political pressure and hit pause after the exit of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock. Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM), which has over 300 members, announced it ...

Adviser number growth shoots?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... advice sector. He noted that this shift has led to the emergence of new players, such as Entireti, Count, and Centrepoint Alliance, effectively replacing the "big six." "We're seeing some big licensees come through off the back of the big six essentially ...

Morgans Financial crowned largest licensee

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... both AFSLs had 430 registered advisers, Rainmaker Information modelling of the ASIC Financial Advisers Register shows. Alliance Wealth's 367 advisers rounds up the top three largest licensees in Australia. Count Financial (344), Interprac Financial ...

Ventura names new investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Centrepoint Alliance head of research Daniel Stojanovski has been appointed chief investment officer of Ventura Funds Management, the dealer group's asset management arm. As investment chief, Stojanovski will focus primarily on the investment management ...

Con Michalakis jumps to Funds SA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... of Institutional business for Merrill Lynch Investment Managers based in Sydney. Michalakis also worked in London with Alliance Capital Management and was the first Australian practice leader of investment consulting for Watson Wyatt. Piteo said he was ...

Morningstar hires research manager for super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... superannuation sector. Anglingdarma's appointment comes as Morningstar Australasia and SuperAPI have announced a strategic alliance to automate payday super compliance for employers.