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ETF market to soar 30%: State Street

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
Australia's exchange-traded fund (ETF) sector is tipped to rise 30% in 2024, buoyed by passive equity and fixed income products, State Street predicts. Tim Helyar, the country head for Australia at State Street, said the forecast is based on discussions ...

Morningstar warns of stretched valuations in Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
The Australian equity market is slightly overvalued following a strong rally, according to Morningstar's Q2 2024 outlook. The S&P/ASX 200 benchmark has climbed about 15% from its October 2023 lows to hover around 7800, signalling what Morningstar called ...

Rest teams up with Fidelity to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... e-commerce retail. Rest's impact investments include unlisted infrastructure-focused Palisade Impact Fund, specialist private equity firm ARCHIMED, agriculture-centered Cibus II Fund and an international listed equities mandate with global investment ...

IMF flags concerns over 'risky' private credit market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... understand how systemic risks may be building given the less than clear interconnections between private credit funds, private equity firms, commercial banks, and investors," it said. "Today, immediate financial stability risks from private credit appear ...

James Mawhinney applies to have ASIC's case struck out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Lawyers acting on behalf of the embattled Mayfair 101 private equity investment group have applied to the Federal Court to strike out the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) case against the group's managing director James Mawhinney. ...

Frontier promotes four staff members

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... associate in 2021 after five years in funds management. He joined Frontier from Intrinsic Investment Management where he was an equity analyst. The consultant works with several Frontier clients but is also a senior member of the firm's equities ...

Fund managers prepare for harsher penalties

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... expected to rise, according to new research commissioned by Ocorian. The international study among fund managers at private equity, venture capital and real estate firms revealed 79% were expecting the overall value of fines issued in their sectors for ...

GSFM partners with Eastspring to deliver new EM offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... Eastspring to distribute its GEM Dynamic Strategy in Australia." The GEM Dynamic Strategy is a value based emerging markets equity strategy, which McIntyre said was managed by a team of eight people and comes with a 14-year track record. "We have seen ...

Perennial renews contract with SS&C

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... which will provide unit registry services for its exchange-traded funds (ETFs), unlisted and dual-listed funds, and private equity offerings. Perennial has now expanded SS&C's mandate to include all fund types and to include transaction and distribution ...

NZ Super Fund chief investment officer departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... into some of the investments made during his tenure. Meng was found to have invested CalPERS funds into several private equity vehicles in which he had personal holdings. Gilmore's appointment followed an "exhaustive, worldwide search" by CalPERS ...