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Challenger appoints chief financial officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
Challenger has named Alex Bell its new chief financial officer following Rachel Grimes' decision to step away from executive positions. Bell will commence the role in December and brings over 22 years of financial services experience across Australia ...

Challenger offloads banking business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
Just two years after acquiring it, Challenger will sell its banking operations to New Zealand's Heartland Group. Challenger spent $35 million to buy the banking business from Catholic Super in December 2020. The aim was to reach a wider range of customers ...

Abrdn launches active sustainable Asian ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
The global manager has launched a sustainable ETF, the first of what it calls a series of sustainable actively managed ESG offerings. The abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF (ASX: ASAO) is designed to provide investors with "high capital ...

Court dismisses Mayfair 101 appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
The Full Federal Court dismissed an appeal by Mayfair 101 to overturn the findings of misleading advertising and the $30 million fine it was handed in December last year. In March 2021, the Federal Court found Mayfair 101's group of companies engaged ...

Retail the next frontier for private markets: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
According to the Preqin Future of Alternatives in 2027 report, fund managers are pivoting to retail investors as institutional fundraising slows. The report said that private capital fund managers have long tried to tap into the retail market, having ...

New SSGA chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
State Street Corporation has appointed Yie-Hsin Hung as president and chief executive of its asset management arm, State Street Global Advisors. Hung will join in December and sit on the executive committee, reporting to State Street chair and chief ...

Laureola Advisors launches new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
The US based advisory firm has launched a new fund, investing exclusively in life settlements, as the business sets in motion plans for growth in Australia. With a minimum investment of US$5 million, the fund targets an 8% net return to investors, is ...

George Lucas to depart Raiz Invest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
Raiz managing director and joint group chief executive (international) George Lucas will leave the company effective from December 31. In an ASX announcement, the board acknowledged Lucas' work in establishing Raiz and for his leadership of the company ...

Federal Reserve bumps interest rate by 0.75%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
The Federal Reserve has raised benchmark interest rates by another 0.75% and warned of further significant hikes to come. The Fed's funds rate is now in the range of 3%-3.25%, which is the highest it's been since before the Global Financial Crisis. ...

Ethical ETF popularity soars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
Demand for ethical ETFs continues to surge, surpassing $8 billion, according to BetaShares. Total ethical ETFs listed on the ASX and Cboe are more than $8.5 billion, with BetaShares' range of ethical ETFs constituting nearly half, according to BetaShares ...