Global investment manager First Sentier Investors (FSI) has obtained its certification as a B Corporation (B Corp) for meeting high social and environmental performance standards, transparency, and accountability.
Global asset manager Columbia Threadneedle Investments has appointed Chris King as the new head of wholesale.
ASIC has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from the financial advisory firm Lasarith and its sole director and responsible manager, Adam Smith, after an investigation was launched over concerns Statements of Advice were not being provided to clients.
More school students now have access to vital financial education, with over 560 schools across Australia registering for the Talk Money financial education program which launched this past February.
Man GLG, the discretionary investment management engine of Man Group, has launched the Man GLG Asia Opportunities Fund, which has already received a ‘recommended’ rating from research house Zenith.
Schroders Australia has appointed Colin Keenan as its institutional sales manager.
AQRU has partnered with Ben Sampson and Elliot Fielding from the UK-based chartered accountancy firm Sampson Fielding to launch a crypto accountancy start-up known as Daxiom.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has launched its first active ETFs on the ASX.
The adviser market has steadied since the wave of losses after the adviser exam deadline in October, with seven advisers being added to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register this week according to analysis from Wealth Data.
Global investment giant Vanguard has launched the much-anticipated Vanguard Super to market in a move expected to transform the industry with its low-cost and adviser-friendly products.
Institutional demand for private credit has been growing, underpinned by attractive returns and the natural hedge the asset class provides against rising interest rates. Investor appetite is holding up as current market conditions have resulted in more lender-friendly structures and higher yields.
Mid-cap stocks offer better average returns than small caps, coupled with similar alpha opportunities and a substantially lower tracking error over the base S&P ASX 300, which makes them more attractive according to portfolio managers. While capacity can impact the alpha profile of a portfolio.
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