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Insurance firms defy inflationary shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... calculates providers' profit jumped 42% to $4.95 billion in 2022, largely dictated by higher premiums. Fidelity International is benefitting from its holding in ASX-listed general insurer Suncorp, according to head of investments for Australasia Paul ...

GBST snaps up Advice Intelligence

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
GBST, a cloud-based SaaS wealth management provider, has acquired Advice Intelligence, the financial planning software provider that entered voluntary administration in May. GBST chief executive Robert DeDominicis said: "The acquisition positions GBST ...

New Vanguard regional ETF capital markets lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... risk. He joined Vanguard in 2008, working across roles in portfolio management and trade execution of equity indexed international portfolios. Prior to his most recent role which he assumed in January 2020, Tieu led ETF capital markets in Hong Kong ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... $39,960 to comply with three infringement notices related to product disclosure statements (PDS) for the Vanguard International Shares Select Exclusions Index Funds. ASIC noted that the Vanguard International Shares Select Exclusions Index Funds excluded ...

Treasury to 'modernise' individual tax residency rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... modernise and simplify the rules following a review from the Board of Taxation in 2017 and align Australia with international practice. Under the board's proposed model, the primary test will be a simple "bright line test" whereby a person who is physically ...

Time to diversify global alts allocations: Telfer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Aside from being a great risk management strategy, allocating to international alternatives deals can garner positive long-term returns for local investors, UBS Asset Management country head Alison Telfer says. Speaking with Financial Standard, Telfer ...

GAM investors make partial offer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
... to Liontrust's offer and to support GAM's restructuring," it said. GAM's biggest shareholder Silchester International Investors, which owns 17.3%, has affirmed its support of the deal. In response to the NewGAMe offer, GAM said it continues to ...

Iress appoints former Pendal veteran

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
Cameron Williamson joins the group as its chief financial officer after more than 15 years at Pendal Group. Williamson will step into the new position next Monday, reporting to Iress chief executive Marcus Price. The announcement follows former Iress ...

Lendlease, Daiwa House strike BTR deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... plans to cut about 740 jobs globally, or roughly 10% of its workforce. The bulk of the cuts will be in the company's international operations, which span across Europe, the US and Asia. In a staff announcement, Lendlease chief executive Tony Lombardo ...

Pinnacle makes senior hire for American distribution

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... affiliates and being part of the continued growth of the group's global distribution footprint." Pinnacle head of international distribution Andrew Chambers said Putica's appointment underscores the group's commitment to "servicing the world's ...