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Charter Hall acquires stake in hotel REIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
Charter Hall Group is paying $96.9 million for a stake in a REIT that invests in hotels, pubs, and motels across Australia. The joint venture between Charter Hall and its Charter Hall Retail REIT (CQR) bought the 14.8% stake in Hotel Property Investments ...

Australian private capital industry surges 33%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... 33% over the past 18 months, with assets under management (AUM) now reaching $139 billion. Preqin and the Australian Investment Council released the 2024 Australian Private Capital Market Yearbook which tracks activity in the private capital industry. ...

CSLR kicks off, 2k await compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... organisations. The maximum compensation amount is $150,000. One major criticism of the CSLR is that it does not consider managed investment schemes (MIS). It also overlooks litigation funding schemes, time-sharing schemes, issues relating to tax treatment ...

Legalsuper names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
Paul Murray took over as chief investment officer at legalsuper on March 11, succeeding Norman Zhang who departed in December 2023 for a role at Koda Capital. Murray was most recently interim head of alternatives at Future Fund, a role he took on after ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... claims made by companies in the financial services industry. It sends a strong message to companies making sustainable investment claims that they need to reflect the true position." ASIC and Vanguard will return to the courtroom on August 1 at which ...

Investment managers embracing AI: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
According to a report by Mercer, nine out of 10 investment managers are either using or planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) in their investment strategies or asset class research. The report flagged that the question is no longer if but how ...

Super fund expenditure to be exposed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
APRA will publicly expose the way superannuation fund trustees are spending and investing members' funds later this year. The move comes after a consultation with the industry in which APRA sought feedback on proposals to treat most of the data it now ...

Infrastructure a foundational portfolio asset class: IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... infrastructure investments over the last decade. South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) disclosed a US$31.2 billion investment allocation to infrastructure last year, making up a quarter of its alternative's portfolio and 4.2% of overall assets. ...

Financial Conduct Authority cracks down on finfluencers, firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... an appropriate authorised person are likely engaging in an illegal promotion. Firms that approve the finfluencers' investment-related promotions should ensure they are playing an active role in ensuring the promotion remains compliant, the FCA warned. ...

AFCA flags legal uncertainty on SMSF wholesale test

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... SMSF was a wholesale client. It also said it only provided general advice and that the trustee was responsible for all investment decisions," Sidoti said. This is on top of the financial adviser relying on wholesale certificates provided by the complainant's ...