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Golden parachutes deflate rapidly for some, not all ASX chiefs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... period, those at companies outside of the ASX 100 rose considerably. Research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) shows the golden parachute payments to ASX 100 chief executives totalled just $8.38 million in FY24. This is down ...

Rest, NZ Super Fund top global rankings for best practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... this year as funds continued to pursue responsible investing. Resilience score remained flat amid several sovereign investors hiring business continuity teams and revising their risk frameworks and investment policies. "Unfortunately, this is an industry ...

Australian wealth increases despite variable global growth: UBS

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... almost 9% over 2024." The trend also leads to a high volume of wealth transfers over the next 20 to 25 years, prompting investors to think about legacy. "Looking further ahead, we anticipate the volume of wealth transfers from one generation to the next ...

DomaCom Fund names new RE

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... responsible entity in-house allows us to deliver faster responses, better oversight, and closer engagement with our investors - all of which are essential to rebuilding trust and delivering strong outcomes." According to its 2024 annual report, the fund ...

Investor optimism premature, fund flows in firing line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... elevated - heightens the risk of earnings shocks that could dampen sentiment," Morningstar equity analyst Shaun Ler said. Investors are becoming more optimistic since early April, when US President Donald Trump announced a barrage of tariff hikes, as ...

QIC offloads Victorian shopping centre for $440m

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... conducive to realising value, and this excellent sale demonstrates QIC's focus on meeting the objectives of our investors," Walsh said. AFM chief investment officer Tim Meurer said the acquisition presents a "rare" investment opportunity. "The opportunity ...

Boutiques wield independence, specialisation over larger managers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... chair Tim Warrington said: "This is now the second academic, peer-reviewed study in recent years confirming what many investors already know: boutiques can deliver a premium over their larger counterparts. But despite the growing body of evidence, boutiques ...

Australian Ethical, CEFC pour $30m into climate tech venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... growth opportunity this represents and are committed to climate and tech as a source of competitive returns for our investors." CEFC chief executive Ian Learmonth believes the strong background CTP has in venture capital will be fundamental. "We are ...

RQI Investors launches new strategy with UniSuper backing

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
UniSuper has seeded a new fund from RQI Investors, First Sentier Investors' quantitative manager. The RQI Australian Diversified Alpha Long Short Fund has been introduced for institutional and select wholesale investors, receiving a $500 million seed ...

IFM Investors chief of staff exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
The chief of staff at IFM Investors has departed after nine months in the role. Amara Haqqani was appointed as IFM Investors' inaugural chief of staff in September 2024. At the time, IFM Investors said she would be "supporting cross-organisational collaboration ...