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We sit at a watershed moment: Paton

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... He said: "I will only briefly talk to the SVB story with these thoughts: it is not the story of a new Global Financial Crisis, and it is not a story of a banking sector in crisis." Rather, Paton said, it is the story of a manager that chose growth over ...

UBS swaps out chiefs amid Credit Suisse acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... During his tenure, Ermotti was known for directing the firm through "severe challenges" arising from the Global Financial Crisis. UBS said he built financial strength and improved resilience by putting its leading global wealth and asset management business ...

Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... since the beginning of March we have seen gold jump from US$1809 to $1977 on Thursday last week driven by the current bank crisis," he said. "With elevated recession risk in the US we are of the view that gold has a positive return profile. In other ...

It's not 2008, but there's likely more pain ahead: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
While it's not quite a repeat of the Global Financial Crisis, AXA IM's Chris Iggo has warned there may be more problems ahead as investors reconsider their holdings in banks and related assets. AXA IM's chief investment officer said the risk is also ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... was the riskiest time ever." He should know. Starting his career in 1994, Lill had a ringside seat to the Asian financial crisis, the Asian currency crisis, the tech-crash and the global financial meltdown. Yet, he argues that the current environment ...

Do your cyber-attack drills: Funds warned

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... document and making sure it actually works and thinking through some decisions that you might have to make in the face of a crisis," she advised. "For example, who would shut the systems down? And who is allowed to make that decision to shut the systems ...

Alternatives investors await more corrections: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... which included Australian investors, found that hedge funds experienced their toughest year since the Global Financial Crisis, which according to Preqin's All-Strategies Hedge Fund Benchmark declined by 6.75% at the end of 2022. Some 64% of investors ...

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... that's how we've ended up in this situation," she said. "As the biggest set of investors, super is critical in the housing crisis. I don't think it's ever going to get fixed without super funds; that's why it's so important to be part of that conversation," ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
For most of us, women's reproductive concerns remain taboo in the workplace. However, with menopause estimated to be robbing women of at least $17 billion in retirement, calls for mandated menopause leave are growing. It's commonly accepted ...

ASIC grants MSC Trustees new powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... traditional debt providers and extreme cautiousness by the Australian corporate regulator following the global financial crisis in 2008," he said. The authorisation comes after seven years of MSC lobbying the government, which included participating ...