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Dexus delivers profit, flags 'turning point'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
Dexus delivered a statutory net profit after tax of $10.3 million in the six months to 31 December 2024 - a major change compared to the $597.2 million net loss after tax in HY24. Dexus chief executive Ross Du Vernet said the group had progressed its ...

Future Generation appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Future Generation has appointed its first chief investment officer from Perpetual. The philanthropic investment group has appointed former Perpetual head of private wealth Lee Hopperton. Hopperton will advise Future Generation's Investment Committees ...

CSC sells down data centre holdings to Future Fund, Infratil

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
The Future Fund and Infratil will up their stakes in a local data centre services provider as the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) sheds some of its holdings. CSC has agreed to offload 12.04% of the ordinary shares it holds in Canberra ...

Custodians revel in double-digit gains

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Most of Australia's custodians enjoyed double-digit growth in the second half of 2024, benefitting from strong investment markets and ongoing industry consolidation. Data from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) shows in the six ...

UniSuper prepared for buying opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce has provided an outlook for markets in the year ahead, with a positive yet subdued sentiment. Pearce said that while 2023 and 2024 were both bumper years for markets - with returns greater than 20% - he ...

Economist calls for 35bps rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to deliver its first interest rate cut since November 2020 when the board meets tomorrow. However, while most of the market is expecting a regular 0.25% cut, Betashares chief economist David Bassanese ...

Perpetual receives fresh KKR bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Perpetual confirmed it has received a fresh bid from KKR for the acquisition of its wealth management and corporate trustees businesses, after the deal sat on the backburner for two months. Perpetual said it was considering the revised offer, but did ...

Super's operational infrastructure 'not quite right'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
The super sector's "underdeveloped" operational infrastructure has been highlighted as a main area of concern in a new research report from the Conexus Institute. The report highlighted failures in member servicing - which have been heightened in the ...

Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
The Senate Economics Committee has released its third interim report as part of the inquiry into Australia's retirement system. Senate Economics Committee chair Senator Andrew Bragg said the third report is focused around the "shocking governance ...

Australian Retirement Trust, Qantas Super set merger date

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has signed a Successor Fund Transfer Deed (SFT) with Qantas Super to progress its merger, scheduled to complete on 29 March 2025. ART chief executive David Anderson said the merger completion will deliver benefits to ...