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KKR forms exclusive partnership with Capital Group

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
KKR and Capital Group have formed an exclusive strategic alliance to democratise hybrid public-private market investment solutions across multiple asset classes, geographies, and channels. The first strategies, slated to launch in the US next year ...

How super funds could better support members: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
New research from TAL has revealed the expectations of Australians approaching retirement versus the lived experience of retirees. The research, titled What I Wish I Knew About Retirement, surveyed 1000 Australians 55 and older and highlighted the important ...

Clime to offload Madison Financial Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
Clime Investment Management will sell Madison Financial Group and managed accounts platform WealthPortal to Infocus for $2 million. The sale is part of Clime's strategic decision to focus on its funds management and private wealth businesses and ...

New head of APAC at Russell Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
Russell Investments has promoted Jason Edgar to head of Asia Pacific, where he will spearhead the firm's business strategy in the region, effective immediately. Edgar will report directly to chair and chief executive Zach Buchwald. In his new role ...

Platform reveals advice firms' top issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
Practice management, advice technology, and superannuation are top of mind for financial advisers who want to improve their aptitude and knowledge, according to professional networking platform Ensombl. The analysis of adviser conversations stemming ...

ASX loses technology and data head

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
The ASX's technology and data lead is leaving the exchange. Group executive for technology and data Dan Chesterman is set to depart in the coming months to end a seven-year run with the ASX. Chesterman joined the ASX in September 2017 as chief information ...

SEC approves eight Ethereum ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved eight Ethereum ETFs for BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale, Bitwise, VanEck, Ark, Invesco Galaxy and Franklin Templeton. This comes after the commission approved Bitcoin ETFs back in March this year. ...

UK forewarns Australia on wholesale test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
After recently backflipping on changing its high-net-worth investor (HNWI) tests, the UK serves as a cautionary tale for Australia as it mulls overhauling its own wholesale investor thresholds. The UK government introduced new HNWI and sophisticated ...

ASIC cancels Everest Asset Management's AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
ASIC has canned the AFS Licence (AFSL) of the asset management firm linked to a massive money-laundering operations. Everest Asset Management, which was licensed to service wholesale clients, will no longer be operational. ASIC said it revoked the AFSL ...

Centuria launches new wholesale fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
Centuria has launched a new single asset fund, the Centuria Halls Head Central Fund, available for wholesale investors. Centuria said the fund provides exposure to a land rich, sub-regional shopping centre occupying a prime position in Mandurah, Western ...