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HESTA awards global private equity mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... private equity co-investment mandate, QP3, was fully invested in three years. Stafford reported that it's currently generating strong risk-adjusted returns - but the precise figure remains undisclosed. HESTA has more than $1 billion invested with Stafford ...

EQT Mid-Market Growth Fund exceeds target

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... Partnership (MMG fund) has held its final close at $2.4 billion in total fund commitments, of which $2.1 billion is fee-generating. The raise more than doubled the fund's original target size of $1.1 billion. The MMG fund invests in high-growth mid-market ...

abrdn global chief executive steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... Bird's departure, abrdn global chair Douglas Flint commented that adapting the inherited business model to be capable of generating sustainable and profitable growth required strategic vision, intense hard work and the courage to make tough but necessary ...

Family offices up active management, eye generative AI: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... driven by ongoing uncertainty about when property valuations will stabilise and the increasing appeal of liquid, yield-generating assets. "I can well understand the finding as we have a shopping centre in Canada, and in the last five years, with COVID ...

GQG and Magellan see FUM growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... However, the stock continues to trade on 11x earnings with a 9% dividend yield," Callaghan said. "With all GQG funds generating meaningful alpha over the last twelve months, we believe the business will continue to accumulate client flows at a rapid ...

Advised investors spurring SMSF rebound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... superannuation funds. Overall trading volumes among SMSFs were subdued over the year as investors opted for quality and income generating assets, likely to counter market volatility. This was particularly evident in self-directed SMSFs, though trading ...

Low-margin clients hurt practice valuations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... below 2x revenue. Those in the market looking to acquire an advice practice are typically put off by this client base generating low-margin revenue, Centurion found, saying the level of work required significantly reduces profitability and drives the ...

Aussies want control of nest eggs: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... at retirement," he said. The poll also revealed members' expectations from super funds - which is to prioritise generating competitive investment returns (38%) followed by low-income earners who wish to save more for their retirement (37%). These ...

Platforms ramp up innovation, back-end efficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... retirees easier. Not having to set up multiple accounts also helps reduce administrative burden, such as effort in generating reports," he said. HUB24's Discover and CFS's Edge Accelerate are examples of next-generation propositions with cheaper SMA-based ...

AI poses potential challenge to financial stability: Gensler

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... biased results due to historical data predispositions, and its predictive capabilities aren't infallible, sometimes generating completely inaccurate information. "We've seen in our economy how one or a small number of tech platforms can come to dominate ...