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Norway wealth fund told to pause ethical divestments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... 2004, are reviewed. Norway's parliament earlier this week voted to pause ethical divestments by Norges Bank Investment Management while it updates the fund's ethical guidelines. The fund has been under scrutiny of late over some of its divestment decisions ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... concerns about alleged greenwashing including against Morningstar, Future Super, Diversa Trustees, Northern Trust Asset Management and Melbourne Securities, between 2022 and 2024. ASIC also commenced a greenwashing-related civil penalty proceeding in ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... investment opportunities, diversify portfolios, and protect investor capital. With over $30 billion in assets under management in the private market, Lockhart said Metrics understands firsthand the essential role private credit is playing in driving ...

AZ NGA expands in South Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... to grow the number of partners and strengthen our ability to serve our clients," he said. Last year, Oaktree Capital Management officially became AZ NGA's largest shareholder with a $240 million investment. Azimut retained a strategic stake of at least ...

Schroders Australia chief executive to retire, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... next year after a 22-year career with the company, with his successor announced. After a thorough search, UBS Asset Management country head Australia and New Zealand Alison Telfer will succeed Doyle as chief executive in February 2026. In relation to ...

Damian Graham jumps to Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... chief investment officer position is a new role that will integrate investment teams from Challenger Life and funds management into one team. Challenger said the move seeks to bring closer alignment of investment capabilities and operating entities. ...

Perpetual confirms exclusivity with Bain Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Perpetual confirmed it is in exclusive talks with Bain Capital Private Equity to offload its wealth management business following media reports. The $232 billion fund manager said it signed an exclusivity deed with Bain Capital Private Equity to further ...

Private credit funds downplay risks, pose risk to financial system: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... practices are also common. For instance, less than half of the funds had detailed, written credit or impairment and default management policies in place. Most funds did not have effective separation between the investment committee approving loans and ...

Paradice lists mid cap strategy as ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Paradice Investment Management has launched an active ETF focused on Australian mid cap stocks on Cboe. Established in 2006, the fund's strategy has delivered actualised returns of 9.79%, outperforming its benchmark by 2.55% per year. Currently, the ...

Macquarie sells stake in South Australian asset to ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Macquarie Asset Management's (MAM) The Infrastructure Fund (TIF) has agreed to the sale of its interest in ElectraNet to Australian Retirement Trust (ART). ElectraNet is South Australia's principal transmission network, delivering electricity from power ...