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Best Australian share funds of 2024: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... forecasted long-term risk adjusted returns rather than index weightings. Without an index constraint, it added, the fund can focus on its clients' requirement of long-term wealth creation. The Hyperion Australian Growth Fund's top contributors ...

Magellan unveils refreshed leadership, investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... a period of change." Elsewhere in the investment division, Nikki Thomas will transition off the Magellan Global Fund and focus solely on the group's High Conviction Strategy. She will work alongside newly appointed associate portfolio manager Andrew ...

ASIC calls out super trustees over 'weak' anti-scam practices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... trustees handling of scam and fraud practices found trustees were overly reliant on anti-fraud measures and had limited focus on the specific risks and harms associated with scams. "For example, they focused on confirming that the person requesting the ...

Franklin Templeton folds Martin Currie into affiliates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... specialist investment manager within the Franklin Templeton group, run by teams located in the UK, Melbourne, and Singapore that focus on equities listed in developed and emerging markets. "This new structure optimises the combined strengths of Martin ...

K2 appoints chief executive, wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... approximately $242 million and result in an increase of revenue by circa 15%. This new investment mandate contributes to our key focus on delivering sustainable profit for the funds management pillar of the business, in line with the other diversified ...

Quant fund taps new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... which she commenced last week, Haslinger will be responsible for accelerating the firm's assets under management, with a focus on wholesale and institutional investor channels. "It's an exciting time to be joining ECCM. I'm looking forward to driving ...

Minimum service standards for super funds welcomed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... standards drive our world-class sector forward," ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said. "We welcome the government's focus on strengthening member outcomes and stand ready to lead the sector's response to the consultation in collaboration with other ...

CIM Group appoints head of APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... which includes alternative assets such as real estate, infrastructure, and credit, closely aligned with their strategic focus," CIM Group global head of institutional sales Jason Fisher said. "We remain committed to our presence in this region, and with ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... of a broad crackdown on greenwashing and ESG-related fraud, the standards aim to boost confidence and transparency with a focus on investor protection. The International Foundation for Ethics and Audit (IFEA) handed down the mandates via its independent ...

Private credit asset manager launches $100m strategic capital fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... customised financing solutions, adding the GCI Strategic Capital Fund 1 "will allow us to provide exactly that," with "a focus on speed to close" and "certainty of capital for borrowers." Over the past four years, GCI's Strategic Capital team has invested ...