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State insurer names new CIO as government review looms

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
New Zealand's NZ$50 billion no-fault accident compensation scheme has appointed a new investment chief amid scrutiny. The Accident Compensation Corporation has appointed David Iverson as chief investment officer of its NZ$50bn fund as the state ...

Global X snaps up executive from AMP's North platform

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
Global X ETFs Australia has poached a senior executive from the AMP-led North platform as the exchange-traded fund provider accelerates efforts to expand its footprint across the country. Andrew Knight will join the ETF provider as senior business development ...

Inflation figures point to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9% in the March 2025 quarter and 2.4% annually, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The March quarter increase of 0.9% follows two quarters in a row of 0.2% rises," ABS acting head of prices ...

Equity Story to buy advisory firm Baker Young

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
Stock market trading advice group Equity Story will acquire Adelaide-based advisory firm Baker Young for $4.2 million in cash, as it looks to expand its wealth management footprint. The transaction is expected to be earnings-accretive and "meaningfully ...

MSCI, Moody's launch private credit risk tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
MSCI and Moody's Corporation have partnered to launch an offering that assesses risks for private credit investments. The solution integrates MSCI private capital data with Moody's EDF-X credit risk modelling tool. MSCI said the new solution ...

Institutional capital returns to retail real estate after hiatus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Institutional capital is re-engaging in the retail real estate market, reflecting renewed conviction in the sector's outlook, according to a GPT Group report. The real estate manager, which has $34 billion in assets under management, argued that the ...

Coalition targets 'ambitious' goal of 30k advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... the Coalition on its ambitious target of 30,000 advisers. A numerical target for rebuilding adviser numbers is a helpful signal of intent, though this must be matched by action that makes the profession more viable and attractive to new entrants. "We ...

Clients' evolving circumstances a 'key barrier' for advisers: Netwealth

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... "excitement, urgency and engagement", as well as disclosure - sometimes revealing the rationale and process behind the advice can signal expertise, ease uncertainty and foster trust, it said. Meanwhile, the firm has achieved a new record in its financial ...

Aussie instos on the hunt for niche opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
Nuveen's Global Institutional Investor Survey has found that Australian investors are more likely to increase their allocations to private markets in the next five years and to seek out new niche opportunities within the asset class than their global ...

ASIC slaps FIIG Securities with lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
FIIG Securities will face court over allegations of longstanding cybersecurity failures which saw the private data of more than 18,000 clients stolen and released on the dark web. According to ASIC, FIIG failed to have adequate cyber risk management ...