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J.P. Morgan enters local ETF market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022

J.P. Morgan Asset Management kicked off its ETF business in Australia today, promising an alternative to the plethora of thematic offerings flooding the market. On the ASX today, the investment giant listed the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Active ...

Australians worry about retirement - and maybe they should

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022

... result in retirees falling back on the Age Pension, which is less than ASFA's comfortable standard of living. As an alternative, it prescribed investing in efficient and effective lifetime income streams that guarantee continued income no matter ...

Equipsuper investment chief on re-energising his team

ELIZABETH FRY | MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022

In anticipation of a recession, Equipsuper chief investment officer Andrew Howard says the revamp is the culmination of a six-month drive to get the right people in place. Providing an update to Industry Moves, Howard says he's confident the fund ...

Westpac updates on strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI | MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022

In releasing its full-year results, Westpac has provided an update as to its simplification efforts. The banking giant said one of its main priorities is the continued simplification of its business. Portfolio simplification relating to the businesses ...

HESTA, ISPT, UniSuper to build UNSW hub

CHLOE WALKER | MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022

... ISPT's growing portfolio in this space, driven by forecasted long-term sector growth and low volatility compared to alternative sectors." Meanwhile, HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said: "This exciting investment in what can be a critical health ...

Aviva Investors appoints head of APAC

CHLOE WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022

Richard Surrency has been named as Aviva Investors' new head of Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Surrency will report to Aviva's global head of distribution Scott Callander. Surrency joins from Franklin Templeton, where he served as head of private ...

ASIC welcomes second ASX market resilience consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI | TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022

... improve the resilience of the Australian equity market during trading outages. This includes facilitating trading on alternative markets in such situations." According to ASIC, market participants are making good progress. A survey of participants representing ...

Nuveen to acquire Arcmont Asset Management

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022

... largest private debt managers, with more than $60 billion in combined committed capital, bringing Nuveen's firmwide alternative credit assets under management (AUM) to $178 billion. Currently they serve an investor base of approximately 600 institutional ...

Challenger launches new alternatives fund

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022

Challenger has launched the Challenger Solutions Liquid Alternatives Balanced Fund, seeking to deliver positive absolute returns in excess of the cash rate, regardless of the market environment. The fund is managed by Challenger's newly formed Solutions ...

Future Fund proves resilience to market shocks

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022

The Future Fund produced a return of -0.6% for the first quarter of the financial year, while developed listed markets fell 5.2%. The sovereign wealth fund's assets under management (AUM) are now $193 billion, falling by $1.25 billion over the quarter. ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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