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Tokenisation can save US$135m in back-office costs: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
Tokenisation can save the asset management industry US$135 billion in back office and administrative costs that drain the bottom line, a new study from Calastone found. The survey of 26 asset managers from Asia, the UK, US and Europe expressed their ...

'We're not going anywhere': SS&C serious about Aussie expansion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
After entering into an agreement with Insignia Financial in December last year to take on around 1400 staff and transform its master trust business, SS&C is eyeing significantly more market share in Australia. Speaking to Financial Standard, SS&C global ...

Industry must do more to improve women's financial literacy: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
While women are increasingly aware of the importance of their financial wellbeing, only 16% have sought financial advice to achieve their goals. Fidelity's Next Generation research surveyed over 1000 Australian consumers aged 18 to 59 years old, highlighting ...

Andrew Lill to run investments at legalsuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
Andrew Lill has been appointed interim chief investment officer at legalsuper. Lill will oversee the $6.4 billion super fund's investments while it searches for a permanent replacement for Paul Murray. Lill was previously chief investment officer ...

JBWere nabs duo from Perpetual

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
The private wealth firm has snapped up two staffers from Perpetual - a senior wealth adviser and director of philanthropic services. Before joining JBWere, David Hurley was an associate Partner at Perpetual for more than seven years, providing investment ...

Vale Donald Williams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
Donald Williams, co-founder and former chief investment officer of Platypus Asset Management, is being remembered following his passing. Williams began his career as an analyst at AMP in 1990. In 1994 he became a commodity analyst at Credit Suisse First ...

Aussie ETF market tipped to hit $300bn in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
The local ETF market is expected to see net inflows of over $50 billion this year, bringing total funds under management (FUM) to $300 billion, according to new analysis from State Street. The growth, driven by increased active strategies, expansion ...

Large financial firms falling behind on AI adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to rise, larger financial firms are lagging small and medium sized businesses when it comes to adoption, according to Evolved.AI chief executive Mike Kollo. Kollo - who is in Sydney preparing to present at the ...

abrdn embraces letter 'E' again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
After its much derided rebrand did little good, abrdn will add back the three vowels it removed from its name in 2021. Overnight, it was announced that abrdn will be renamed aberdeen group and trade as aberdeen. In April 2021, Standard Life Aberdeen ...

REITs to finally see 'watershed' moment: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
Australian REITs are set to experience a "watershed" moment as nearly three years of bearish sentiment finally comes to an end, according to Morgan Stanley. The doldrums the asset class has endured since mid-2022 are coming to an end as asset devaluations ...