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New shareholder, governance services firm enters market

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... annual general meetings," Stanghieri added. "PGS Advisers is positioned to be that trusted partner, offering a level of focus and specialisation that sets us apart in the market." Stanghieri expertise spans across proxy solicitation, governance advisory ...

$3m super tax edges closer to reality

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
The $3 million superannuation tax passed the lower house yesterday afternoon with a majority vote count of 52:9, however attempts to see the tax indexed were shot down. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other ...

Netwealth FUA soars, names new chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... will be assisting with the handover. Grant joined in 2017 and has been instrumental in our success from IPO to today with a focus on delivery of sustainable growth and performance. His expertise has been invaluable to our team, stakeholders, and shareholders ...

Hamilton Lane debuts private markets infra fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... primarily invest in power, transportation, data and telecommunications, environmental and energy opportunities. "With a focus on identifying and capturing strategic opportunities in the infrastructure space, including direct co-investment and secondary ...

Iress rejigs leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
Iress has promoted from within to fill a new deputy chief executive role, to allow chief executive Marcus Price to focus more on strategic growth opportunities. It comes as the group also loses the co-founder of Xplan. The financial software and data ...

Ares buys GCP International in $5.5bn deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... the group is thrilled to be joining Ares. "Our commitment to long-term business building and our ability to identify and focus on new economy sectors with large addressable markets and strong secular tailwinds have enabled us to distinguish ourselves ...

Global X launches defence technology ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
Global X has launched a defence technology exchange-traded fund (ETF) which offers targeted exposure to sectors "driving the future of defence." The Global X Defence Tech ETF (ASX: DTEC) will afford investors access to global companies, such as those ...

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
The S&P Dow Jones SPIVA Global Scorecard has revealed another tough year for active management in 2024. Initially covering just US-domiciled funds, nine regional year-end scorecards now cover active performance in funds operating in markets in Australia ...

MFF Capital Investments to acquire Montaka Global Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... MFF Capital Investments has flagged its intention to acquire Montaka Global Investments in a bid to sharpen its "research focus and capabilities". The acquisition is expected to be finalised by early 2025, pending final agreements. Montaka Global's chief ...

AustralianSuper expands US footprint, names executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
Among the flurry of senior appointments, AustralianSuper named the lead for its Americas unit who is joined by a new head of fund services hailing from BlackRock. The $342 billion super fund promoted Mikaël Limpalaër as the head of Americas, having ...