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Federation AM launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
Alternative asset manager Federation Asset Management has launched an unlisted private investments fund with daily pricing, aimed at retail and wholesale investors. Federation Alternative Investments II (F2) is an open-ended fund available to retail ...

Hostplus grilled on common ownership, collusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... that we could deliver better investment outcomes for our members, and IFM has achieved that across the board. [IFM] is a pioneer investor in areas such as infrastructure, this certainly one of Australia's largest infrastructure players but also globally ...

Aussie neobank partners with crypto exchange

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... own Volt accounts embedded within the BTC platform. "We are excited to team up with another homegrown Australian fintech pioneer. BTC Markets was one of the first and remains one of the largest and most trusted digital currency exchanges in Australia. ...

New shareholder at Crescent Wealth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... of Crescent Wealth and for the opportunity for his family office to become a shareholder. "Crescent Wealth has been a pioneer in Australian financial services and a champion for Islamic finance initiatives. We share the same values and a passion for ...

Alphinity launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... determines whether Alphinity can support the company's activities. "The committee includes Elaine Prior, an award-winning ESG pioneer and former managing director at Citi Research in Sydney, and lawyer Melissa Stewart, a Canadian modern slavery and human ...

HESTA nabs Hostplus executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The head of ESG at $61 billion industry fund Hostplus has jumped to HESTA. Kim Farrant will join HESTA, the $60 billion industry fund for healthcare workers, as general manager responsible investment on July 12. Farrant will report to the fund's ...

MAM fund buys waste company

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... company has achieved in recent years," Blackstone managing director Amer Khatoun said. "Beauparc has established itself as a pioneer in the circular economy, and we wish the management team every success in its future partnership with Macquarie." Waters ...

Praemium FUA up, opens Edinburgh office

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
The platform has recorded increased funds under administration (FUA) of $37.9 billion as it expands its presence in the UK with the opening of an office in Edinburgh, Scotland. For the March quarter, Praemium recorded an 11% increase in FUA, and a 96% ...

Cboe acquires Chi-X

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Cboe Global Markets has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Chi-X Asia Pacific, Australia's most significant competitor exchange to the ASX. The transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory ...

AMP Capital lags on sustainable inflows

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
The Australasian sustainable funds sector reported a record $1.8 billion of inflows throughout the December quarter but AMP Capital missed out on the rush. Morningstar's latest Sustainable Investing Landscape for Australian Fund Investors revealed AMP ...