Recruit 2 Advice, a provider of recruitment and advisory solutions in the financial services industry, appointed John Rey Baclayon and Graham Smith as client services specialist and consultant, respectively. Both have a significant amount of experience in the financial services industry.
Investment manager Bentham Asset Management has promoted Larry Francis to wholesale distribution manager for NSW and Queensland. Francis has more than seven years of experience across sales and distribution roles, and has a strong background in the credit asset management sector. Before joining Bentham’s distribution team over three years ago, he worked at Clime Asset … Read more
Investment consultancy Frontier Advisors is working with Australian asset owners to hold fund managers accountable for appropriate valuation of unlisted assets. Frontier said in a media release on Wednesday that embedding a continuous increase in valuation frequency comes at a cost that must be weighed up carefully, because members ultimately wear it. At a time … Read more
ETF provider Global X has launched the Bloomberg Commodity ETF (Synthetic) (BCOM) on the ASX.
In his first outing for Investment Magazine, the new editor-in-chief of this publication argues that a healthy financial services sector needs media that provides more than just information and opinion. It also needs advocacy and leadership.
Brett Jollie will step down as managing director of abrdn on 21 July due to the completion of the restructuring of the Australian arm of the business. His career with abrdn spans 23 years, including the last 14 years as managing director. His previous roles included head of distribution and chief operating officer. “This is … Read more
Three of the largest funds in Australia and New Zealand share key insights about how they structure and manage investment teams. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach, with each fund approaching the issue differently, depending on its investment objectives and needs.
The Financial Advice Association Australia has achieved over 8,700 membership renewals in the 2024 financial year. AFA heritage members numbered 2489 across all categories at the start of the renewal process. In total, 1563 had transferred to the FAAA by 30 June, with 146 advising they were not planning to move. The remainder includes duplicate … Read more
An asset owner survey conducted by bfinance has found that investors worldwide are grappling with cost management challenges amid persistent inflation, heightened ESG requirements, and regulatory burdens. Nearly 200 asset owners (including pension funds, insurers, and endowments) in 22 countries were surveyed. The findings have been published in the ‘Investors’ Costs and Fees’ report, dated … Read more
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute has begun work to improve capability across the finance sector and support a stronger pipeline of talent into the industry. Capability was identified in 2021 as one of the four pillars of ASFI’s strategy on ‘Leadership for Sustainability in Finance’, and the 2022 Progress Tracker highlighted the strong demand for … Read more
Mercer has appointed three non-executive directors to its fiduciary boards. Sangeeta Venkatesan and David Hartley join both Mercer Investments and Advance Asset Management boards, while Jim Miller joins the Mercer Superannuation board. Venkatesan’s executive career spans over 25 years. She has worked across Asia, Europe, and Australia, focusing on product innovation and business transformation. Venkatesan … Read more
New research by the Conexus Institute finds scale does not deliver an ‘automatic win,’ and what matters most is whether funds – big or small – are skilled in developing and implementing their strategy.
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