A new era for business advice with launch of Entireti

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Following Fortnum Private Wealth’s (Fortnum) recent acquisition of Australian Unity’s financial advice business, Professional Financial Services (PFS), the group has created a new parent company brand called Entireti. Entireti will... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 19 April, 2024

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Investment markets and key developments Global and Australian shares fell again over the last week as concerns about an escalation in the war in the Middle East after Iran fired... Read more continue reading

CommSec State of the States: April 2024

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Overall results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out which state or territory is Australia’s economic leader. Now in its 15th year, the report... Read more continue reading

T. Rowe Price Appoints Asia Pacific Chief Operating Officer to Support Regional Growth

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T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. has announced that financial services and operations veteran Tim Chamberlain will be appointed Asia Pacific (APAC) Regional Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective May 1, 2024.... Read more continue reading

Product growth in March 2024 quarter buoyed by managed fund registrations

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Registrations of financial products in the March quarter of 2024 finished in line with the five-year rolling average for the same period, at 184 product registrations, according to APIR chief... Read more continue reading

Digitalisation and decarbonisation to reap rewards for infrastructure investors

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Europe offers investors some of the greatest opportunities to reap robust returns from infrastructure according to Tomas Wegelius, partner infrastructure at Access Capital Partners. Mr Wegelius said falling interest rates... Read more continue reading

Artificial Intelligence and other ESG regulation is on the way

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The launch of ChatGPT has led to heightened investor attention on generative AI over the past year and pushed AI regulation into the spotlight for governments around the world, notes... Read more continue reading

‘Steady’ rate cuts expected as opposed to ‘rapid’ cutting cycle in 2024

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Aviva Investors, the global asset manager of Aviva PLC (‘Aviva’), expects a steady process of rate cuts from the world’s major central banks this year as global growth remains stronger... Read more continue reading

MLC Private Equity raises US$762m for MLC Private Equity Partners, a new institutional investment vehicle

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MLC Private Equity, a division of MLC Asset Management Pty Limited, one of Australia’s largest investment managers[1], has announced a significant investment into its private equity capability with the creation... Read more continue reading

Cogo and Personetics announce partnership to accelerate planet-friendly finance

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Carbon footprint tracking expert Cogo has announced a partnership with Personetics, the global leader in AI-based personalised engagement platforms for financial institutions, to make it easier for banks to provide... Read more continue reading