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CCIV legislation introduced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
The Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) regime is back on the agenda, with the government introducing legislation to attract more foreign investment yesterday. Under the regime fund managers will be able to use a corporate structure with ...

Largest asset owners grow: WTW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... nine are pension funds and one is an OCIO. The biggest asset owner in the world remains the Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan, now with more than US$1.7 trillion.

ASIC cancels AFSL of Future Asset Management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... is the responsible entity for Future Asset Holding Fund, Future Conservation Fund, Future Medical Fund, Future Investment Fund and Future Mortgage Income Fund. These funds will be wound up and the liquidators will have the power to investigate the funds' ...

Industry slams Future Fund disclosure exemption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
The super industry is calling for mandated consistency on portfolio holdings disclosure after it was recommended the Future Fund be exempt from disclosing commercially sensitive information. The Senate Committee report released this week on disclosure ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The second iteration of environmental, social and governance investing will require a stronger level of authenticity, accountability and focus on tangible outcomes, according to sustainability experts. A significant shift is taking place in the world ...

Regulation, industry to curb greenwashing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The funds management industry, along with policymakers, must improve classifications of sustainable funds to prevent greenwashing, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF's Global Financial Stability Report said that $20 trillion ...

New private opportunities fund launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
A specialist small and micro-cap Australian equities investment manager has launched a new investment fund that will take positions in a small number of Australian private businesses. NAOS Asset Management announced the launch of NAOS Private Opportunities ...

Australian Ethical makes strategic investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Australian Ethical has made a strategic investment in Main Sequence, a deep technology investment fund founded by the CSIRO. Main Sequence welcomed the investment, saying that it will apply venture capital to play a role in solving challenges in health ...

Pallas Capital raises $194m

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
The commercial real estate investment manager says it raised $194 million in new commitments from high-net-worth and family office investors between June and August. The firm said it has now reached $1 billion in cumulative transactions since its launch ...

APAC pension funds fastest growing: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... which AustralianSuper now sits just outside of, made up 41.8% of the total AUM for 2020. The Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan remains the largest fund with over US$1.7 trillion; it's held this position for close to 20 years now. It is followed ...