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Deutsche Bank names real estate lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... real estate coverage, a sector of historical strength for Deutsche Bank both in Australia and globally. With the number of major global real estate groups being active in Australia, this is a natural area for us to intensify our focus." The bank recently ...

Aussie investors optimistic about returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... potentially look to asset classes such as alternatives and real assets to generate higher returns in a low-yield environment. Some major concerns for Australian investors as they look to the future are slow economic recovery (44%), low interest rates ...

Chief economist update: UK not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Financial markets widely expected the Bank of England's (BOE) decision to keep current monetary policy settings unchanged at its June monetary policy committee meeting. "The MPC voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.1%... and to maintain ...

CountPlus acquisitions boost revenue by $9.4m

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... acquisitions are set to finalise on July 1. The acquisition of Wealth Axis provides a growth path and opportunity to become a major provider of outsourced paraplanning services, Rowe said. The majority of the group's advisers (85%) have passed the ...

AFA defends industry against Labor attack

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has slammed the Labor Party's attack on financial advisers, which paints the profession as dodgy and continues to rip-off consumers. AFA acting chief executive Phil Anderson is calling for an end to the "persecution" ...

Catholic, Equip SFT to see Fairley exit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... where there are rollouts. Those rollouts are making a number of funds - mercifully, not ours - cash-flow negative. That is a major concern for them and an imperative to have conversations with larger funds to merge," Fairley said. "The larger industry ...

Verve Super launches gender diversity index

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... better, yet no Australian super fund has previously taken that information seriously in terms of how they invest. That's a major missed opportunity," she said. Verve launched in 2019 as a super fund that targets women. It appointed Future Super as ...

Aussie PE, VC assets hit milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
Australian private equity and venture capital firms' assets reached a record high of $18.4 billion (US$14bn), according to new research. The Alternative Assets in Asia-Pacific report compiled by Preqin saw a 20% jump in the total capital raised ...

Super leaders recognised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
Leaders in the financial services industry have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday 2021 Honours list, with a number from the superannuation sector represented. This year saw 1190 Australians recognised in the Queen's Birthday honours and ...

Schroders Capital adds private assets unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
Schroders has moved its private assets business under the newly launched Schroders Capital. Schroders Capital comprises the existing range of private equity, securitised products and asset-based finance, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, insurance-linked ...