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TCorp moves to new OneFund structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
As previously flagged, the New South Wales government is moving forward with plans to consolidate several separate investment funds managed by TCorp. In September last year, the state government announced it was reviewing the way NSW's investment funds ...

GBST, Wipro join forces on holistic administration service

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
GBST has partnered with Indian technology conglomerate Wipro to deliver end-to-end administration services for superannuation funds and wealth management firms looking to move away from antiquated IT infrastructure. The collaboration combines GBST's ...

Palisade Real Assets wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
Palisade Real Assets' UK-based bioenergy fund scored a £200 million ($381m) mandate from a major European asset manager. APG Asset Management awarded the mandate on behalf of Netherlands' major pension fund ABP, which oversees some €500 billion ...

First Bitcoin ETF to launch this week on ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
VanEck will make history this week as the first investment manager to launch a Bitcoin ETF on the ASX. The VanEck Bitcoin ETF (ASX: VBTC), which will list this Thursday, has come into being after an uptick in queries and requests from the adviser and ...

Innova backs using leverage in super for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
Innova Asset Management has entered the super and housing debate, saying allowing the use of leverage in superannuation it could help younger Australians who are locked out of the property market build wealth. Innova said millennials are firmly locked ...

QIC splashes $32m on PEP acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) lent $32 million to back Pacific Equity Partners' (PEP) acquisition of ATOM Group, an industrial and safety goods distributor. QIC Private Debt made the transaction via PEP's Fund VII. PEP flagged late ...

Funds SA names interim investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
The $43 billion public sector fund manager has appointed Matt Kempton as acting chief investment officer following the departure of Richard Friend last month. The fund said at this stage, there is no further detail regarding the recruitment process ...

Pengana launches new term account

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
Pengana Capital Group has introduced an online term account solution underpinned by a diversified portfolio of highly rated global private credit, named TermPlus. TermPlus aims to deliver reliable income via floating-rate term accounts, with a minimum ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
The World Economic Forum released its Global Gender Gap Report for 2024 revealing that, at the current pace, it will take another 134 years - equivalent to five generations - to achieve full gender parity. Globally, the gender gap has closed by just ...

Brighter Super awards custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
Brighter Super has appointed a new custodian, severing its ties with NAB Asset Servicing. The $32 billion super fund chose State Street to be its custodian and back-office administrator for some 130 portfolios. The services cover fund accounting and ...