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Partners Wealth Group names head of alternatives

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Anastassia Juventin joins the Melbourne-based firm as head of alternatives for its wholesale investment business, Partners Private. The newly created role will see Juventin lead the Partners Private funds research and due diligence process, while also ...

APRA toughens stress testing frequency, valuation stance

KARREN VERGARA, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... timeframe that supports active oversight and timely implementation of valuation changes". "For example, an RSE licensee would seek to ensure that valuations are received in line with, and ahead of, common performance measurement periods, such as end ...

PE success all about fund selection: Rest

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
Australia's private equity market solidified its position as the fastest-growing sector to boost private capital markets in 2022, following a raising of about $9 billion. When hunting returns off the back of its success, Rest head of private equity ...

InvestSense welcomes distribution lead

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
The investment management consultancy firm, which specialises in multi-asset managed accounts, has brought John Nicoll on as distribution executive. Nicoll brings over 22 years of experience in the financial services sector, having previously served ...

Monochrome files for first Bitcoin ETF in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
Monochrome Asset Management, via its responsible entity Vasco Trustees, has lodged an updated application for its Bitcoin ETF with the ASX. The Monochrome Bitcoin ETF (IBTC) will be an exchange-traded fund that will offer retail investors direct and ...

Trustees lack urgency, strategy on RIC: Regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
A joint regulatory review finds that superannuation funds are shrugging off the urgency to offer robust retirement income strategies and are failing to integrate this mandate into their business plans. One year since the Retirement Income Covenant took ...

ACCC publishes draft guidance on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has outlined eight principles designed to combat greenwashing by businesses and protect consumers. The ACCC has published a draft guidance to address "concerning conduct" arising from a recent ...

Federated Hermes secures $486m for private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
Federated Hermes has closed its fifth private equity co-investment fund (PEC V), exceeding its initial fundraising target by a substantial margin. The fund, which was launched in December 2021 with a target of $400 million, closed last month with a ...

ASX consultation: Time to say goodbye to mFund?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
The ASX has started a consultation process concerning the potential wind-down and closure of mFund. The market operator is seeking feedback from industry stakeholders on their preferences for transacting in managed funds via the ASX, and the proposed ...

BlackRock drops more ETF fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
BlackRock's iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (GLIN) and iShares Core FTSE Global Property ex Australia (GLPR) ETF fees have been lowered. The ETFs were listed in May this year and originally priced at 20 basis points (or 0.20%). The new fee ...