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Morningstar hires research manager for super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
Morningstar Australasia has recruited a manager to lead its superannuation research coverage on local asset owners. William Anglingdarma will support Morningstar's strategy to provide comprehensive superannuation fund ratings on fund fees, features ...

HESTA names general manager of retirement

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
HESTA has named a general manager of retirement as 14% of its members get ready to retire in the next five years. Shannon O'Shea has been appointed to the role. She was previously general manager, new business and growth enablement, a position she ...

QIC backs Virescent Ventures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... help transition the world to net zero. The portfolio spans clean energy, sustainable agriculture, circular economy, and smart cities. The firm invests in pre-seed to growth stages, with a focus on maximising emissions reduction and commercial outcomes. ...

Betashares Direct slashes brokerage fees on ASX 300

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
Betashares has announced zero-brokerage investing for over 300 ASX-listed shares through its platform, Betashares Direct. The feature complements the platform's existing brokerage-free offering on all ASX-traded ETFs. By eliminating transactional brokerage ...

Outdated super rule costs teens $10k at retirement

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... should be for everyone, paid from the first hour of your first job, and fixing this outdated exclusion is overdue. "As every smart investor knows, thanks to the magic of compound returns, a dollar invested early in life in super has the most power to ...

AllianceBernstein managing director departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
AllianceBernstein managing director, Australia client group Brad Karp has announced he will leave the investment firm. Karp has been with the firm for close to 24 years. Prior to that he held roles at AXA as business manager - Australian equities and ...

ETF winners and losers in September

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... inflows of just $43.5 million, which paled in comparison to market capitalisation strategies, which drew $1.67 billion, and smart beta strategies, which amassed $292.6 million. By asset class, international equities were the standout, VanEck said, accounting ...

RQI Investors promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... Hamilton has worked across several areas of quantitative research, including multi-factor alpha models and optimisation, smart beta, index arbitrage, and dynamic currency hedging and database management and has regularly presented at conferences and ...

ETFs preferred vehicles for Aussie, US advisers: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... and ETFs are uniquely placed to offer all three," he said. VanEck found nearly half of participants (47%) have existing smart-beta ETFs. "Smart-beta strategies have transitioned from market disruptor to the mainstream. A significant proportion of practitioners ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
Regulators are zeroing in on anti-greenwashing measures in the asset management sector, as well as tighter regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology, according to a KPMG report. The report said that stopping companies from making ...