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Pinnacle affiliate launches offshore version of smaller companies fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... infancy a decade ago when the strategy was first launched at his predecessor firm, describing them as a "fruitful hunting ground to exploit." "... we believe we've proven skilled at extracting alpha from the large and inefficient universe of listed ...

First Sentier to enter Australian ETF market

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... years' experience of gearing through both rapidly rising and falling markets. "We believe the ASX 100 is the perfect hunting ground for an actively managed, geared strategy - even when markets are volatile - with a number of high-quality growing companies ...

Data centres 'major growth sector' for Australia: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
Australia is only second to the US as a top data centre investment location having deployed $6.7 billion in capital in 2024, according to a new report from Knight Frank. The Global Data Centres Report projected that the market would hit $6.6 trillion ...

Three AFS licensees pinged over compliance breaches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
Three AFS licensees - Australian Advice Network, IA Advice, and Sherrin Partners Services - have copped infringement notices from ASIC after their financial advisers provided personal advice while unregistered. Each licensee paid a $31,300 penalty in ...

Platinum funds merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
Platinum Asia Investments (PAI) has rejected a non-binding indicative proposal from the PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund and will move forward with plans to merge with the Platinum Asia Fund Complex ETF (PAXX). PAI's independent board reviewed both ...

EQT closes flagship infra fund at $37bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... US; and Rena and SK Shieldus in Asia Pacific. Further, EQT is negotiating to acquire a majority stake in Eutelsat Group's ground station infrastructure business in Europe, and a joint venture with T-Mobile to acquire Lumos in the US via the strategy. ...

Future Group, family offices back US$100m AI-focused fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
Future Group and a slew of family offices have invested in a venture capital fund focused on AI-driven startups. Nearing a US$100 million close, King River Capital's fund invests in AI-driven software startups disrupting traditional software as a service ...

Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... which should be funded by a levy on super fund balances," it said. Finally, in terms of measures that would prepare the ground for a large pay-off down the track, Grattan said more of the value of the family home should be included in the Age Pension ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... marked an 18-year innings at TAL but "stumps" were called in January. "It's been so rewarding always to be breaking new ground in delivering innovative life insurance solutions for Aussie consumers - whether direct to consumer, via affinity referral ...

Vanguard launches two new diversified ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
Vanguard has launched two new diversified exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the ASX, catering to high-growth investors and those seeking steady income. The Vanguard Diversified All Growth Index ETF (ASX: VDAL) is designed for investors with a very high-risk ...