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ASIC sues Cbus over insurance claim delays: 'We're sorry'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
ASIC has launched legal proceedings against Cbus over delays in the processing of insurance claims made by members. Court documents were filed by ASIC in the Federal Court today, alleging members were impacted by delays to death and TPD claims processing ...

Platinum seeks insto managers, new asset classes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
Platinum Asset Management is seeking out institutional fund managers looking to break into the retail market as it also attempts to enter new asset classes and differentiate itself from a multi-boutique model. Platinum chief executive and managing director ...

Australian ETFs reach $233bn in FUM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
The Australian ETF industry continues to see strong inflows, according to the VanEck ETF Industry Pulse October 2024, reaching a record $233 billion in funds under management. This is up 2.7% from September 2024 and up 54.5% from October 2023. Betashares ...

Small caps boutique merges with Conduit Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
Small caps investment house Spatium Capital has inked a merger agreement with Singapore's Conduit Group. Spatium Capital, based in Melbourne, is merging with Conduit Securities and Conduit Asset Management, subsidiaries of Conduit Group, as both parties ...

Betashares launches ethical fixed income ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
Betashares launched its first-ever ethical fixed income ETF, claiming the strategy will only invest in Australian bonds that are ethically screened. The Betashares Ethical Australian Composite Bond ETF (ASX: AEBD) offers investors exposure to a range ...

Perpetual halves investment in embattled Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
Perpetual has almost halved its holding in embattled Star Entertainment as the casino operator continues to face governance and financial woes. Perpetual notified investors after the market close yesterday that it had sold 129.7 million shares at around ...

Westpac profits drop as it prepares for leadership change

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
Westpac posted a 3% fall in net profit to $7 billion, while unveiling a final dividend of 76 cents for the half and a $1 billion increase to the existing share buyback programme. "Our disciplined performance in FY24 has set Westpac up for growth and ...

Macquarie reports $1.6bn net profit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
Macquarie Group has posted a net profit of $1.6 billion for the half year ended September 30, marking a 14% increase from the previous corresponding period. Macquarie managing director and chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake said improved performance ...

Industry fund merger finalised; seven board exits confirmed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
The merger between industry funds CareSuper and Spirit Super was officially signed, sealed, and delivered today, creating a $53 billion super fund. The newly combined fund, which operates under the banner of CareSuper, will, as previously revealed ...

Future Fund delivers strong 11.9% return

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
Future Fund provided a portfolio update to September 2024, showing a strong result for the past 12 months. Future Fund's return was 11.9% for the 12 months to September 2024. Annual investment returns lifted the value of the sovereign wealth fund by ...