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RQI hires research duo

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
RQI Investors, an active quant equities manager within First Sentier Investors, has strengthened its research team with two hires. Based in Sydney, Tom Marty and Alex Kiechle-Cornish will report to Ron Guido, senior quantitative portfolio manager and ...

Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... resulting in the median Australian equity manager being only a step behind the benchmark. Frontier said as the year unfolds, investors and asset owners are cautiously optimistic for improved conditions for active management - with a "very strong start" ...

Chalmers looks to trade super pool for minerals with US

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... Chalmers added that Australia is "paying our own way" from the AUKUS deal and is already one of America's top foreign investors. On top of this, the Treasurer then addressed how much more money Australia is capable of injecting into the US economy. "And ...

Court acts against two with links to Shield Master Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... investigation into the Shield Master Fund collapse. The $480 million Shield Master Fund collapse will likely see its 5800-plus investors cop significant losses, with the regulator's investigation ongoing. Today, the Federal Court acted against Osama ...

Property developer, investment firm goes 'all in' on Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... business was established in Asia in 2017, but the firm said it's now expanding its offering to a broader set of investors. Oreana chief executive of investments Luke Moore said the firm has been operating selectively across Asia for some time and ...

ASIC turns up the heat on private markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... defines private markets as "private capital funds, non-bank financial lending and investments made by institutional investors directly into asset classes such as private companies, infrastructure and debt". It categorises private markets across four ...

TAL taps ex-CBA deputy as chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... independent non-executive director. She also serves as a non-executive director at HCF Australia, AFG, and U Ethical Investors. Previously, King was a non-executive director of MLC Super, president and chair of the Actuaries Institute, and president ...

Macquarie shutters 30-year-old fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... a minimum initial investment of $100,000. The fund returned 6.41% for the past 12 months as at January 31. Further, investors may "crystallise" a taxable gain or loss in respect of their units in the fund. "The fund will also crystallise gains or losses ...

AI's big moment? Not this year, says Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... drug development and sales processes, originating loans, credit scoring, and software improvements. "In the meantime, investors waiting to see big breakthroughs in AI adoption and killer use cases will need to wait. The question is, will they have the ...

Solutions to avoid concentration risk: Scientific Beta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... dominance of giant technology stocks poses "significant challenges" for superannuation funds and other institutional investors, as index solutions provider Scientific Beta touts two possible approaches to better manage concentration risk. According to ...