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HNW advisers flock to private markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Almost two out of three investment advisers are looking to increase their asset allocation into private markets this year, a survey found. The survey comes amid a similar study compiled by Coller Capital, highlighting that one in three investors will ...

Franklin Templeton folds Martin Currie into affiliates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
Franklin Templeton announced it will fold Martin Currie, the US$17.9 billion fund manager, into its other brands, ClearBridge Investments and Franklin Equity Group. Martin Currie's Australia, UK, and global emerging markets investment and sustainability ...

Insignia Financial appoints chief technology officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
Insignia Financial has appointed a new chief technology officer, promoting from within. Damien O'Donnell has commenced in the role, replacing acting chief technology officer Frank Lombardo who was in the role for the past six months. O'Donnell brings ...

Australian Unity hires from Centuria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
Australian Unity has appointed Vijitha Yogavaran to the newly created role of fund manager for its Healthcare Property Trust (AUHPT), effective 20 January 2025. Yogavaran will assume responsibility for the oversight, management and external representation ...

ASIC names new chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has named a chief executive, following Warren Day's abrupt exit in June last year. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chief executive Scott Gregson will join ASIC on March ...

Partners Group promotes local staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
Partners Group co-head of private debt for Asia has been promoted to senior investment leader of the firm's private market royalties business. Sydney-based Krish Vaswani has been with the global private market asset management firm since 2016 and ...

Real Asset Management taps DWS sales exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Real Asset Management has appointed a new head of institutional capital and investor relations to support the growing demand for income-focused investments. Adam Willis will oversee RAM's relationships with institutional investors and lead its investor ...

Insignia rejects Bain Capital takeover proposal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
Insignia Financial has rejected the takeover proposal put forward by Bain Capital last week. In an ASX announcement, the wealth manager said its board believes that, based on its view of the fundamental value of the company, the proposed transaction ...

Australia home to 43 billionaires: UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
Australia has consistently produced billionaires over the last 10 years and is home to 43 of the richest people in the world, according to a new report from UBS. Australia gained two billionaires over the course of 2024 - the majority of which (77%) ...

Insignia taps SS&C, outsources 1000 workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
Insignia Financial has tapped SS&C Technologies to transform its master trust business as part of its cost-cutting drive that is set to outsource more than 1000 of its employees to the fund administrator. The initial agreement sees SS&C providing technology ...