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Platinum executives depart amid merger talks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Three executives at Platinum Asset Management have departed as the asset manager finalises its merger with L1 Capital. Platinum's head of investment Douglas Isles and head of institutional distribution Charlie Brooks have both exited the business ...

Platinum, L1 merger to help fight 'organic business decline'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... "The merger injects new life into Platinum, helping to arrest the organic decline of its business by merging with another asset manager that has better-performing products experiencing inflows. It also potentially unlocks value by eliminating duplicate ...

Gold ETFs outshine large caps: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... Global Disruption Active ETF turned in 20.9% p.a. Over the period, however, emerging markets equities was the top-performing asset class, with a 14.7% p.a. median return. Large-cap equities international made 14.5% p.a. and domestic large-cap equities ...

Northern Trust selected to test tokenised asset uses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... digital currencies and existing settlement infrastructure might support the development of Australian wholesale tokenised asset markets. Project Acacia is a joint initiative between the RBA and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC). ...

Instos turn to risk as volatility lessens: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... technology sector. "Even though we have seen broad-based buying of risky assets, the largest buildup in risky positions was in asset allocation, equity and commodity asset classes. Their allocation to stocks has surpassed the start of the year's ...

ETF market breaks through $280bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... (IKO); Betashares Video Games and Esports ETF (GAME); and Betashares Gold Bullion ETF (Currency Hedged) (QAU). In terms of asset classes, flows were like the previous half, with international equities, Australian equities and Australian fixed income ...

ASIC bans advisers for dodgy Shield Master Fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
Two former MWL Financial Services financial advisers who invested clients' superannuation in the Shield Master Fund have copped bans from the regulator. Matthew Simon Bradley has ceased working in financial services for eight years after ASIC found ...

Brighter Super default members earn 11% in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
Brighter Super's MySuper option achieved 10.9% p.a. for the 2025 financial year, exceeding performance for the medium and long term. The latest result outpaced the three-, five- and 10-year time horizons of 10.3% p.a., 8.2% p.a. and 7.2% p.a. respectively. ...

GQG assets hit record high despite underperformance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... billion, which was lower than the US$11 billion reported in the prior corresponding period. Some US$69.7 billion of the asset pool is invested in international equities, US$41.1 billion is in global equities, while the emerging markets strategy has US$41.7 ...

Instos committed to ESG despite lower advocacy: BNP Paribas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... just transition (63%). Most private capital managers said they believe ESG investing can add value, improve alignment with asset owners, satisfy their stakeholders and enable them to benefit from investment themes around decarbonisation and the shift ...