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Lumiant chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
Lumiant's co-founder and chief executive has stepped down from day-to-day responsibilities to take a career break. Santiago Burridge remains as a director on the board of Lumiant as the fintech aggressively expands in the US market. Lumiant's US chief ...

ASIC cracks down on CFDs, OTC derivatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
ASIC continues to crack down on providers of contracts for difference (CFD), options and other high-risk products that flout their target market determinations (TMD), and design and distribution obligations (DDO). The newly published Report 770 Design ...

Financial hardship neglect lands Westpac in court

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
ASIC is suing Westpac for neglecting more than 200 customer hardship requests over seven years, for which the bank blames "technology failure". ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court, alleging that Westpac failed to respond to ...

Rest awards mandate to specialist fund manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... forward to both deploying commitments into essential projects across Australia, while also turning our attention to another raise towards the end of 2023." The Australian energy market is making strides in its transition to a sustainable, renewable-led ...

Ironbark launches global infrastructure fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
Ironbark EagleCrest Infrastructure is an open-ended, mid-market focused private markets solution and has already received backing from private wealth firms. Ironbark EagleCrest Infrastructure feeds into the offshore Eaglecrest Infrastructure Fund that ...

Qualitas scores another $700m from ADIA

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
The listed real estate manager has secured a second commitment from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). The sovereign wealth fund will now invest a total of $1.4 billion in the Qualitas Diversified Credit Investments ...

Super funds lobby for super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... bracket has now increased to $45,000, but the LISTO has stayed at $37,000. According to the group, the government should raise the LISTO income threshold from $37,000 to $45,000, and introduce a mechanism to ensure that the eligibility for the LISTO ...

Assembly launches second diversified fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... expected to be deployed over the next 12 months into assets with similar characteristics. Meanwhile, ADPF2 is targeting a final raise of $350 million for the new fund with a gross return of 15% - 17%. AFM chief executive Michael Gutman anticipates ADPF2 ...

US inflation rises 3.2%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
New data from the US shows that while inflation ticked up in July to 3.2%, several indicators find that soaring prices are finally moderating. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in July on a seasonally ...

Barwon snaps up $124m of healthcare assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... now reported a total return of 10.75% per annum. Currently, it manages 29 healthcare properties, and Barwon has plans to raise more than $300 million in capital over the next year.