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AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
Although the emerging markets have been on the backfoot in recent years, they are beginning to gain ground again with institutional investors, an expert from Janus Henderson Investors noted, underpinned by the rise of artificial intelligence. Institutional ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund, NZ Super Fund, posted a herculean return of 14.94% this past financial year, trouncing its peers, according to data provider Global SWF. The fund outperformed its Treasury Bills benchmark - a measure based on the ...

Cairns resurfaces at Associate Global Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
Former Magellan Financial Group chief executive Brett Cairns has popped up on multi-boutique Associate Global Partners' (AGP) board. Cairns, who led Magellan from 2018 and 2021 when he departed for personal reasons, is officially a non-executive ...

APRA reorganises as it sets sights on superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has published its latest corporate plan as well as some changes to its internal structure. The corporate plan outlines how the regulator will maintain the "strength and stability of Australia's banks ...

Vale Greg Bright

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
The financial services industry and the journalists that cover it are mourning the loss of Greg Bright, a titan of the financial trade press. For more than four decades, Bright was instrumental in shaping Australia's financial services trade media ...

Managed funds bounce back after bearish Q1: Calastone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Managed funds in Australia have rebounded into inflow territory for the first half of 2024, following a bearish first quarter, according to Calastone. The global funds network reported that local investors injected $3.21 billion into unlisted managed ...

Magellan inks strategic partnership as results hint at turnaround

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
Magellan Financial Group will take a stake in Vinva Investment Management, as it reports an increase in profits and stabilised outflows - but it says there's still work to be done. Magellan has announced it is acquiring 29.5% of Vinva Investment ...

How many advisers will Australia have in 2044?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
The financial advice sector could see the number of registered advisers sink to 11,000 and as low as 5500 in 20 years' time, Rainmaker Information predicts. These are some of the scenarios forecasted in the Rainmaker Adviser report. A more optimistic ...

Vanguard, Betashares, iShares neck and neck in battle for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
Vanguard, Betashares, iShares, and VanEck have attracted most of the ETF inflows in Australia for 2024, with competition among these issuers fierce. Vanguard led with $4.07 billion in inflows, followed by local player Betashares with $3.98 billion ...

Magellan adds $2bn to FUM

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
Contrary to recent months, Magellan Financial Group gained close to $2 billion in funds under management (FUM) in July. Magellan reported $38.4 billion as of July 31, up nearly 5% from the previous month's reading of $36.6 billion. Throughout the ...