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HESTA members to keep paying fees as disruption continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... the spokesperson said. "In an SFT, the fund is closing and therefore they are transferring the account balance and some product matching - which means a lot less data to manage safely."

ART extends exclusions in Socially Conscious option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will extend its list of exclusions for the Socially Conscious Balanced option to also apply to direct investments in listed corporate-issued debt in fixed income investments. The change, which comes into effect July ...

Alvia scoops up majority stake in ice cream cone maker

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
Alvia Asset Partners has acquired a majority stake in Altimate Foods, Australia's largest ice cream cone manufacturer, in partnership with the company's founding Rizzo family. According to Alvia, Australia's ice cream market has more than ...

HCF Life fined $750k for misleading contract term

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
HCF Life Insurance has been fined $750,000 by the Federal Court for misleading the public about a pre-existing condition term under its Recover products. Last October, the court ruled the term would deny coverage if a customer did not disclose a pre-existing ...

Global X recruits key executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... fund provider's operations lead, Steven Romei, has a strong track record in scaling operational frameworks, including product operations, risk and compliance and change management. Romei joins from State Street Global Advisors, where he held the ...

Longview Partners sets up local hub

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Longview's institutional and wealth management platform, focusing on its global equity strategy, the firm's single product offering. Up until now, Longview chief executive Marina Lund has covered the local institutional market. Before his 12 ...

PIMCO recruits alternatives specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... distributing alternative credit and hedge fund products. The appointment comes as the US asset manager moved to beef up its product lineup aimed at the lucrative and intensely competitive wealth market. Previously, Pullar was a partner at AIPX, an Australian ...

Activist fund manager promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Management has promoted three staffers following the launch of two new investment companies this year - an income style product and a fund that backs companies run by founders. William Liu, Anna Milne, and Shaun Weick have taken on new roles in activist ...

BlackRock takes stake in Generation Life parent company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... technology to the local marketplace through a proven innovator. "By combining Generation Life's technical expertise and product structuring capabilities with BlackRock's scale in technology and investment management, this strategic alliance enables ...

Betashares launches fixed income ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
Betashares has launched three fixed income ETFs, designed to replicate the characteristics of traditional bonds. The three products - Betashares 2028 Fixed Term Corporate Bond Active ETF (ASX:28BB), 2029 Fixed Term Corporate Bond Active ETF (ASX:29BB) ...