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Illegal investment scheme operator to pay $1.25m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... be paid between 12 to 26 months. Many investors were referred to third parties to establish self-managed superannuation funds to invest in the schemes. The court found that many of the 217 investors in the schemes were inexperienced in investing and ...

Advisers put faith in global equities, small caps in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... followed by economic slowdown (23%) and geopolitical tensions (22%). In light of the trend, Challenger chief executive, funds management Victor Rodriguez said the results explain the recent strong inflows into global equities and increasing active management ...

Ausbil to launch inaugural ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... proven popular among investors, contributing to significant growth in assets under management. It has about $685 million in funds under management as at October end. The strategy focuses on maximising dividend income and franking credits, aiming to deliver ...

Super funds 'playing to their strengths' in private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
Super funds are proving a good case study for investing in private assets, according to Morningstar's 2025 outlook. "Australia's super funds have successfully pioneered investment in asset classes such as unlisted infrastructure and property for decades ...

SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... latest statistics from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) show the total assets held within self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) hit $1.02 trillion at September end. The total SMSF members grew to 1,173,867 in over 630,000 SMSFs, with over 10,200 ...

CI Financial taken private by Mubadala Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... Capital, meanwhile, is the alternative assets arm of the UAE's Mubadala Investment Company - one of its sovereign wealth funds. All CI Financial shares will be acquired for $35.17 per share in cash, excluding shares held in equity agreements with staff. ...

Inconsistencies abound in Future Fund mandate change: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... and global capital markets broadly coupled with a demonstrated track record of success show there is already sufficient funds available to invest in the areas highlighted by Treasury without the need for the Future Fund to "tip in extra." "Further, in ...

Top asset owners return to growth: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Assets of the top 100 asset owners globally returned to growth last year, with five Australian funds placed on the list and commanding 3% of the total assets. The Asset Owner 100 study from the Thinking Ahead Institute shows the world's top 100 asset ...

CFS awards equity, infrastructure mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... $5.4 billion Platypus Asset Management, which replaced Ausbil. Platypus' Australian equities strategy now oversees the funds, the size of which was also not disclosed. In the year to September, the Platypus Australian Equities Fund returned 36.1% ...

$3m super tax faces uncertain future

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... achieving the same outcome," Ali said. "Taxing unrealised gains in the legislative amendment was proposed because industry funds have antiquated software and accounting systems that are incapable of determining an individual member's realised gains. ...