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Best Australian share funds of 2024: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... Hyperion Australian Growth Fund claimed the top spot, delivering a 30.7% return in 2024; it also topped the Australian shares product rankings in 2023 with a 25.1% return. "Hyperion focuses on identifying proven high-quality businesses with above average ...

Perpetual delivers 'mixed' performance in Q2

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Perpetual has seen assets under management (AUM) rise 3.6% to $230.2 billion in the second quarter to December 2024, but also sustained outflows of $3.8 billion and negative market movements amounting to $4.1 billion. Perpetual chief executive Bernard ...

Franklin Templeton folds Martin Currie into affiliates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... "Martin Currie's local and offshore equity expertise is highly complementary with ClearBridge's investment approach, product offering and cultural values. Both groups share a clear commitment to sustainability and a shared vision of driving positive ...

SMC pushes for DBFO to curb retiree tax bills

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
Modelling by the Super Members Council (SMC) shows close to one million older Australians are paying more in tax by leaving their super savings in accumulation products. The SMC said 700,000 Australians aged over 65 and no longer working full-time have ...

Bumpy roads ahead for traditional active managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
Traditional active managers should expect a rougher path ahead as they face growing challenges from industry superannuation funds, as well as the continued strong flows into exchange-traded funds (ETF), a new report found. According to Morningstar's ...

AdviceIQ general manager Paul Harding-Davis to retire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... entirely owned by its practices, which all equally share in that ownership, "leaving us free from the influence of any product provider and any dominant stakeholder," it said. Harding-Davis, who's been with AdviceIQ for the past eight years, also departed ...

Binance Labs becomes a family office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
Binance Labs has transformed into a family office known as YZi Labs in a bid to expand its investment focus and step away from blockchain-focused investments. Binance Labs, which was the venture capital arm of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance ...

Super failures, greenwashing: ASIC's key issues in 2025

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has identified what it believes to be the most significant current, ongoing and emerging issues within its regulatory remit for 2025. "Increased market volatility, geopolitical changes, the ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
Global climate funds suffered more withdrawals than deposits in 2024, with net outflows reaching US$24 billion, according to fresh data from Morningstar. In Europe, climate thematic funds experienced the largest outflows of any category during 2024. ...

Rest appoints first-ever chief of staff

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... November last year following the departure of Andrew Lill. Lipman brings over 20 years of experience in superannuation, product management, strategy and transformation. Most recently, he served as head of product at Insignia Financial, and prior to that ...