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Regal splashes out on slice of Argyle Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... associated with the agriculture business, paying a total consideration of $12 million in cash. Following the divestment, Argyle is now Australia's largest pure-play water entitlements investment manager, with funds under management of about $1.4 billion. ...

Industry funds defend CFMEU board ties

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) was placed in administration after its construction division was accused of corruption. Now, the board composition of both Cbus and BUSSQ, funds catering to the construction industry, is under scrutiny. At Cbus, CFMEU ...

AustralianSuper manager research head departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... head of manager research at the nation's largest superannuation fund, where he built multi-manager equity portfolios, now valued at $50 billion. He was also responsible for oversight of the super fund's internal equity capabilities. Commenting ...

Perpetual global head of distribution exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... to build out its regional sales team and install four regional distribution heads. The global head of distribution role has now been pushed down to sales executives in Asia, the US, and Europe and Australia and will operate independently. A person familiar ...

RBA needs to 'rip the band-aid off' and hike rates: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... into the RBA's target range," he said. "The RBA did not go as hard as other developed economies with rate rises and we are now seeing this play out with escalating inflation. It's time for the RBA to rip the band-aid off." Chesler said in addition to ...

Canned 'golden visas' ruffle fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... applicants caught up in the cancellation, which started when the government quietly paused the BIIP program last year, are now in limbo. "They're in a difficult position of having, at one stage, a pathway to residency in Australia. That pathway has ...

Mercer Super chalks up 11.2% return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... maintaining the appropriate level of risk and diversification for our default investment options, supporting retirement outcomes now and in the future," Wang said. Mercer Super's results announcement comes days after Industry Moves reported that the ...

Young, bullish online investors drive trading: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... Report finds that Zoomers (18- to 24-year-olds) and Millennials (25- to 39-year-olds) are dominating trading platforms. Zoomers now comprise 31% of participants surveyed in the first half of 2024, while Millennials make up 41%. Compared to five years ...

Fidante divests Merlon stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... marketing, distribution, and administration services, as well as fund operation compliance functions. However, Merlon will now take on certain services such as corporate compliance support. "There is no change to how the funds are managed, to the investment ...

SSGA expands risk-based ETF model portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... sector, asset class or product issuer," Regnat said. SSGA launched its ETF model portfolio capability in Australia in 2019. It now ranks among the top 20 most used investment managers by advisers who currently use managed accounts.