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Federal Reserve plans upping capital requirements

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
The US Federal Reserve has proposed a regulatory overhaul in which the nation's largest banks would be forced to hold more capital in hopes future meltdowns in the sector can be prevented. Federal vice chair for supervision Michael Barr outlined ...

HESTA generates 9.59% investment return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
HESTA has delivered a 9.59% return for its balanced growth investment option. The balanced growth investment option, which most of the industry fund's one million members are invested in, was buoyed by strong equity market performance, bolstered by ...

AustralianSuper names deputy chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
AustralianSuper has bolstered its leadership team, naming a former chief executive of Frontier Advisors and IFM Investors as its new deputy chief investment officer. Damian Moloney, AustralianSuper's current head of investments (Europe), will assume ...

Industry bodies respond to QAR recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
The wealth management industry has broadly welcomed the bulk of the Quality of Advice Review recommendations Labor will prioritise, with many agreeing that the reforms will fix financial advice and ultimately benefit consumers. In releasing the first ...

Family offices look to infrastructure for alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Family offices are increasingly allocating to infrastructure and shunning more risky alternatives such as venture capital and hedge funds, a new BlackRock report shows. Infrastructure will be a pivotal alpha-generating strategy for family offices this ...

Allianz Retire+ strengthens distribution team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
Allianz Retire+ bolstered its wealth management operations, with two state managers joining the distribution team in recent times. Stephen Armstrong joined this month in the newly created role of state manager for Western Australia (WA) and South Australia ...

JPMorgan among banks to bid in First Republic sale

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
JPMorgan Chase, PNC Financial Services Group, and Citizens Financial Group are said to be among those to toss their name in the ring to take over the embattled First Republic Bank. US regulators are rushing to sell First Republic and prevent yet another ...

Link to offer Allianz Retire+ solution to super funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
Under a newly inked deal, members of Link Group's superannuation fund clients will have access to a suite of retirement income solutions from Allianz Retire+. Up first, Allianz Guaranteed Income for Life (AGILE) will be available on Link Group's Pathfinder ...

Equity Trustees enlists HUB24 for custodial platform admin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
HUB24 has entered into a Heads of Agreement with Equity Trustees to provide custodial platform administration and technology solutions. The agreement between Equity Trustees and HUB24 covers large transitions totalling around $4 billion funds under ...

Pacific Current Group buys stake in PE firm

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
Pacific Current Group (PAC) has acquired a minority investment in San Francisco-based private equity firm Cordillera Investment Partners (Cordillera). The $44.9 million deal will see PAC take on 16.4% of Cordillera's revenues, both management fees and ...