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Schroders shutters local private debt arm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Schroders has confirmed its Australian private debt division will close, saying its efforts are better directed elsewhere. Schroders Australia is terminating its local private debt strategy, which was launched in 2020 when it established its private ...

The productivity bubble has burst: Productivity Commission

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
The latest national account figures indicate that Australia's productivity growth remains in the doldrums, prompting the Productivity Commission to declare revitalising productivity growth as a national priority. September quarter figures showed ...

Rest appoints two general managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Rest has appointed two general managers to propel its strategic focus on workplace culture and employee experience. Amy Mathews, who was formerly head of organisational development at Aware Super for eight years, has been appointed general manager of ...

Iress wealth technology lead exits

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Iress' wealth manager chief technology officer Anthony Gerrits has called time on his tenure at the financial service technology software firm after seven years. Iress has confirmed the search of his replacement is currently underway. In the role, which ...

Chalmers defends budget deficits in MYEFO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has called his government's mid-year economic fiscal outlook (MYEFO) a "responsible set of books" despite major budget deficits likely to continue for a decade. The MYEFO forecasted a budget deficit of $26.9 billion for 2024-25 ...

Trustee valuation processes 'concerning': APRA review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
Many superannuation trustees have been told they must improve their valuation governance practices, with APRA finding just 11 have dedicated valuation committees while others involve staff members whose remuneration is tied to asset values in the process. ...

JBWere partners to launch fixed income funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
JBWere is launching two active fixed income products, backed by UBS Asset Management (UBS AM), to provide wholesale clients access to domestic and global credit options amid growing demand for the asset class. The product suite, which includes the UBS ...

Chalmers unveils new-look RBA boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
Treasury has appointed two new members to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monetary policy board as well as announcing who will take on roles on the governance board. This comes after a review of the RBA suggested splitting to board in two ...

Betashares terminates nine funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
Betashares has pulled the plug on a range of funds because of low investor uptake. The ETF provider announced last week that it will be axing its Online Retail and E-Commerce ETF (IBUY), Digital Health and Telemedicine ETF (EDOC), Future of Payments ...

ISPT joins IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
Unlisted property fund manager ISPT has integrated into fellow industry superannuation-owned business IFM Investors, with its chief executive, Chris Chapple, to take on a new leadership role. The two businesses, following a Scheme of Arrangement, came ...