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Seven fund managers scoop up First Sentier mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) flags it will appoint seven new managers to take over several mandates that will be vacated by First Sentier Investments (FSI) following the shock closure of four local investment teams. CFS has said it has been "actively ...

Australian Unity appoints general manager of social infrastructure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... services sector. He spent more than 12 years at ANZ in its Global Markets division and five years at Bank Australia as head of impact finance and treasurer. Most recently, he served as chief financial officer at Sentient Impact Group. Australian Unity ...

Value versus growth: Market expectations in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... high. While the market is optimistic, inflationary pressures must be considered. If a less benign scenario unfolds, it will impact business valuations. She noted that currently there is a significant disparity between expensive and cheap stocks in the ...

Macquarie Asset Management launches low-cost active ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... "Our aim with these new ETFs is to build a stable, more risk aware and balanced fund portfolio with significantly reduced impact from human bias," he said. Meanwhile, MSI co-head Benjamin Leung emphasised the systematic investment team's careful consideration ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... rebates, we continue to urge the government to consider the six ideas we have put forward. These will have a direct practical impact on reducing the cost to consumers of professional financial advice."

Budget 2024: Government heeds industry calls to better support women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... government some $1.1 billion over the forward estimates, with payments to be made annually from 1 July 2026. While the impact may be small, it will go some way towards closing the gender super gap. Currently, women retire with as much as 25% less in ...

Wealth firms 'still have PTSD from the Royal Commission': Deloitte

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... and deeper analysis from wealth firms to adapt to the changing needs and behaviours of investors, and to understand the impact that will have on future propositions. But Deloitte partner Juanita Knights said at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers ...

Wholesale investor test reform has several ramifications: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Proposed changes to the wholesale investor test potentially have sprawling ramifications for financial advisers and is something some experts say will need to be thoroughly nutted out before the government pushes any reforms over the line. Potentially ...

FAAA calls for 'fairness' ahead of Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... levy for advisers. In its pre-budget submission, the FAAA put forward six key items that it said would have a positive impact on the financial futures of Australian consumers hit hard by the cost-of-living crisis. The FAAA said cost is continually cited ...

Billionaire quant investing legend Jim Simons dies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... with Marilyn Simons, the current Simons Foundation board chair, Jim created an organisation that has already had enormous impact in mathematics, basic science and our understanding of autism." Simons is survived by his wife, three children, five grandchildren ...
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