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SS&C scores another super mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
SS&C has been awarded a mandate from REI Super to serve as the superannuation fund's administrator. SS&C Global Investor & Distribution Solutions (GIDS) will provide the $2.5 billion fund with superannuation administration services and streamlined operations ...

Inflation figures point to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9% in the March 2025 quarter and 2.4% annually, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The March quarter increase of 0.9% follows two quarters in a row of 0.2% rises," ABS acting head of prices ...

Global X to launch AI infrastructure ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Global X is launching the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure ETF (ASX: AINF), which focuses on companies with exposure to data centres, energy and materials that help facilitate the adoption of AI technologies. Launching on the ASX this month, AINF ...

NAB forecasts 50bp rate cut in May

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
NAB chief economist Sally Auld said the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may deliver a 50bps interest rate cut when it meets again in May. Auld said headwinds from the global environment have intensified, but conceded large amounts of uncertainty remain. ...

Tariff impact on super 'profoundly worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
The ASX 200 shed more than $100 billion in a single session yesterday as markets were rocked by US President Donald Trump's newly imposed tariffs. H&R Block director of tax communications Mark Chapman said the volatility will be felt for a long time. ...

Lakehouse Capital lists first fund on ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
Boutique investment manager Lakehouse Capital, which manages $600 million, has listed its Global Growth Fund on the ASX today, its first publicly traded offering. Lakehouse Capital co-founder and chief investment officer Donny Buchanan said that listing ...

Brandes appoints new sales director for APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
San Diego-headquartered boutique advisory firm Brandes Investment Partners has appointed an Australian to be its director of sales in APAC, in an effort to deepen its relationships across the region's wealth market. Brandes appointed Diya Lowe, formerly ...

Rest awards US$300m mandate to Miami-headquartered investment manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
Rest has awarded a US$300 million mandate to Miami-headquartered investment manager I Squared Capital for its infrastructure credit strategy. The strategy focuses on providing flexible and structured capital solutions to essential infrastructure assets ...

Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
Opposition leader Peter Dutton put his party's policies on the table during his Budget reply speech, in which he campaigned on energy price reductions, a tougher stance on immigration and increased spending for healthcare and education. While Treasurer ...

Aware Super completes phase one of 'Project Odin'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Aware Super has completed phase one of enhancing its investment data capabilities - dubbed 'Project Odin' - by implementing a new investment enterprise data management platform. GoldenSource worked with Aware Super to create the fund's new ...