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Super moves: QIC, VFMC, ESSSuper, Aware Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... of its broader investment approach," Bradshaw stated on LinkedIn. The ESG specialist moved to Aware Super from the Australian Catholic Super and Retirement Fund as a senior analyst, but most recently held the role of responsible investment manager - ...

BlackRock takes stake in Generation Life parent company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... control 69% of the nation's $4.2 trillion in superannuation assets. Nevertheless, it pointed out that around 84% of Australian retirement savings are in account-based pensions with minimal longevity protection. Generation Life touted that the partnership ...

The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... related to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, concerns regarding energy supply, and residual inflationary pressures. Australian investors enjoyed higher returns from overseas assets last year, as the Aussie dollar weakened against the US dollar. Australian ...

Australian private capital sector totals $139bn: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... equity, venture capital (VC), and private credit funds accounting for nearly half at $65 billion, according to the Australian Private Capital 2025 Yearbook. The report, compiled by Australian Investment Council and Preqin, said Australian private capital ...

Australian Ethical calls out QBE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
Australian Ethical Investment has called on QBE Insurance Group to disclose the risk climate change presents to its ongoing business, and the justification for its policy that allows the continued unrestricted underwriting of new oil and gas projects ...

Franklin Templeton brings Lexington Partners PE fund down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
The investment manager has launched the Franklin Lexington Private Equity Secondaries Fund, offering Australian investors access to a diversified private equity portfolio focused on the secondaries market. The new offering invests into an Australian ...

Betashares launches fixed income ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Bond Active ETF (ASX:30BB) - began on the ASX's AQUA market on May 2. The ETFs provide exposure to investment-grade Australian corporate bonds held until maturity in May 2028, 2029, and 2030 respectively. The responsible entity, Betashares Capital, intends ...

Foreign investment in Australia booms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its yearly reading on Australia's international investment position, showing a boom in foreign investment into the country. In 2024, foreign investment rose $326.9 billion to hit $4.97 trillion. ...

Alternative real estate investment manager launches new fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... the Zagga Real Estate Credit Fund (ZRECF) was established to cater to the growing appetite from ASEAN investors in Australian real estate private credit. Zagga chief executive Alan Greenstein reported "strong demand" from investors across the ASEAN region ...

Channel Capital launches Apollo asset-backed credit trust in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
Channel Capital has launched an open-ended, semi-liquid investment solution providing Australian wholesale investors access to Apollo's asset-backed finance strategies. The strategy benefits from a "flexible" investment mandate and multiple origination ...