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Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... created formidable headwinds, with most managers struggling to meet benchmark returns. The median global active equity manager was left in the dust by the MSCI All Country World Index (MSCI ACWI) - which tracks large and mid-cap stocks across 47 developed ...

Australian Ethical delivers strong half-year results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... million. The underlying profit after tax (UPAT) was up 35% to $11.5 million, and as previously mentioned, the ethical manager reached funds under management (FUM) of $13.26 billion in January, a 27% increase on the first half of 2024. Its superannuation ...

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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
Property development, construction, and investment firm Oreana has launched its investments business to the Australian market, including a new fund. Oreana's funds management business was established in Asia in 2017, but the firm said it's now ...

ASIC turns up the heat on private markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
ASIC is setting its sights on the private markets sector, flagging it will pay particular attention to the surging popularity of opaque private debt investments. The regulator lays out its concerns in discussion paper, Australia's evolving capital ...

Platinum rolls out major leadership reshuffle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... role as a member of the Investment Oversight Group (IOG), effective March 3. Clifford will work alongside ex-portfolio manager Jim Simpson. As announced in November 2024, Simpson joined the IOG as chair. Clifford founded Platinum alongside Kerr Neilson ...

PIMCO local managing director to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
PIMCO's local head Rob Mead is set to retire after more than 20 years with the fund manager. Mead, who is also the co-head of Asia Pacific portfolio management, has been with PIMCO since 2003. Five years ago, Mead became the head PIMCO's Australian ...

Treasury drafts superannuation retirement income principles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... retirement, as well as support direct member choice through the provision of tools, such as personas. Generation Life general manager of retirement solutions Patrick Clarke welcomed the introduction of the draft voluntary best practice principles in ...

Super fund investment in US to skyrocket

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
Australian super funds are expected to pump huge amounts of money into the US over the coming decade, according to a report from Mandala, in conjunction with Super Members Council and IFM Investors. The Going Global report said Australians' superannuation ...

Superannuation powerbrokers bound for US investment summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Superannuation, investment management, and banking leaders will descend on Washington DC and New York next week to showcase a super system poised to channel hundreds of billions into the US over the next decade. In a statement, representatives of super ...

SMSF Association names annual award winners

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... Hepburn-Rogers while Heffron director Leigh Mansell was awarded the prestigious Chair Award. Heffron national relationship manager Michael Lorimer was recognised for achieving the highest examination score in 2024 for the SMSF Specialist Advisor accreditation ...