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Major themes to watch in the ETF space

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
ETFs are set to see a surge in interest around gold, artificial intelligence (AI) and infrastructure listings, according to experts speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Future Investing Forum this morning. Global X chief executive Evan Metcalf ...

UK forewarns Australia on wholesale test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
After recently backflipping on changing its high-net-worth investor (HNWI) tests, the UK serves as a cautionary tale for Australia as it mulls overhauling its own wholesale investor thresholds. The UK government introduced new HNWI and sophisticated ...

Equip Super awards custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
Equip Super has selected a new custodian and back-office administrator to replace NAB Asset Servicing. Northern Trust won the mandate to provide asset servicing solutions that include global custody, fund administration and portfolio analytics. It replaces ...

NovaPort Capital team calls it a day

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
The team at small caps manager NovaPort Capital have decided to hang up their boots. A decision was made on May 13 to wind up the small cap Australian equity manager, Fidante told investors, saying the NovaPort team had made the call to close the business. ...

Industry fund merger postponed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
Mine Super and TWUSUPER have reported "significant progress" towards their merger, but it has been pushed back. In a joint statement, the super funds announced that their merger to form TEAM Super has been rescheduled from early 2024 to early 2025. ...

Private markets demand cools: bfinance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
Investors' appetite for private market strategies appears to be waning as capital raisings fail to keep pace with the frenzied demand in 2023. According to a new report from bfinance, Manager intelligence and market trends, global private markets ...

GQG completes acquisition of three boutiques

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
GQG Partners has completed its acquisition of the minority interests held by Pacific Current Group in Avante Capital Partners, Proterra Investment Partners and Cordillera Investment Partners. The acquisitions represent the foundational investment for ...

Loomis Sayles brings global bond fund to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
Loomis Sayles & Company, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, has launched its Global Bond Fund for Australian wholesale investors. The fund seeks to provide diversified fixed income opportunities by combining macro themes and a bottom-up approach ...

NEOS names retail, strategic sales leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
The life insurer has promoted two from within to the roles of head of retail sales and head of strategic sales, as it sets in motion expansion plans. Nathan Leonard is the insurer's new head of retail sales. He first joined NEOS when it launched in ...

Link Group rebrands as acquisition completes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
Link Group will now be known as MUFG Pension and Market Services, following the implementation of the scheme of arrangement with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. The business comprises two ...