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QMV Legal folds, managing partner to launch new firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... provider contracts." Melbourne-based QMV Legal also comprises senior regulatory consultant Jessica Pomeroy. Steffanoni will launch a new independent business that remains focused on providing legal, risk, and compliance advice to trustees of APRA-regulated ...

PE deals tumble again, down 63%: Bain & Company

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
The Australian and New Zealand private equity sector took another tumble, sharply falling 63% in value during 2023 as high interest rates and market uncertainty continues to spook investors. This is the second year in a row that saw deal values decline ...

T. Rowe Price launches bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
T. Rowe Price has launched a new strategy that invests in government bonds targeting wholesale and institutional investors. The Global Government Bond High Quality Fund aims to achieve risk-adjusted returns across global bond markets issued by governments ...

UniSuper appoints new head of fixed interest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
UniSuper has named Mathew McCrum as its new head of fixed interest. McCrum has over 30 years of experience in the investment management, previously serving as a senior portfolio manager specialising in income-focused strategies at boutique firm Plato ...

Wholesale investor tests up for parliamentary review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
The federal government wants to shake up the wholesale investor tests further in launching a parliamentary inquiry into the entire framework, worrying many fund managers operating in the high-net-worth space. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations ...

New SMSF solution for Islamic Australians launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... which was placed in an SMSF, was repaid as rent and dividends rather than interest. The SMSF initiative follows Meezan's launch of a low-cost digital investing solution for the wider Australian Muslim community last year that also includes providing ...

Perpetual seeds Kapstream fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... seed amount in the fund that invests in securitised warehouse financing, a form of private debt. Following its February 1 launch, the Kapstream Private Investment Fund (KPIF) is now seeking further investor interest from high-net-worths and family offices ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... and co-lead portfolio manager Christopher Tritten and co-lead portfolio manager Victoire Carous. "We're excited about the launch of our LOIM Plastic Circularity Fund in Australia. There is tremendous opportunity for turning plastic waste into a resource ...

ASIC extends ETF class order

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... the policy rationale for extending its relief to issuers of all types of quoted ETFs "will facilitate a reduction in pre-launch time and costs for those issuers that currently need to seek individual relief from ASIC, as well as increasing the overall ...

GQG builds private markets unit on PAC stakes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... Capital Group. Most of PAC's US-based employees will also become part of GQG. GQG chief executive Tim Carver said: "The launch of this business line, and its partnership with Avante, Cordillera, and Proterra, present a tremendous opportunity for ...