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ASIC turns up the heat on private markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... to private markets is a concern for ASIC. Some products ask for a buy-in that is as little as $2000. Limited access, liquidity challenges, complexity, higher fees, information asymmetries, and adverse selection risks are on ASIC's radar. ASIC is ...

Schroders launches new active ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... those who are looking for enhanced income solutions beyond conventional equity and cash investments, while avoiding the liquidity constraints of private markets." Schroders Australia chief executive and chief investment officer Simon Doyle said the new ...

Oaktree offers Star $650m lifeline

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... additional funding for the period prior to the proposal being implemented." Star added that it continues to explore possible liquidity solutions as it struggles to keep the doors open. "While discussions continue with respect to a range of different ...

Super's operational infrastructure 'not quite right'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... recommendations for super funds including investing and uplifting practices within risk management practices, notably in liquidity stress testing. It also said super funds should engage in more industry collaboration, particularly in areas where issues ...

Brookfield subsidiary launches credit fund locally

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... investors, whether they're ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, or wholesale investors needing more liquidity. Brookfield acquired a majority stake of 62% in Oaktree Capital Group in 2019, combining assets worth US$475 billion at the ...

LGT Capital Partners named lead investor for $143m fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... sole lead investor for a $143 million continuation fund, established to provide growth capital and partial shareholder liquidity for two high-growth portfolio companies. The Switzerland-based specialist in alternative investing is the only new incoming ...

Hamilton Lane closes venture fund at $615m

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... the trend of companies staying private longer persists, causing existing shareholders to seek alternative methods of liquidity," Pellini said. The firm has close to 30 years' experience in venture capital and growth equity and houses $116 billion assets ...

Super failures, greenwashing: ASIC's key issues in 2025

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... and practices of a sample of responsible entities of retail private credit funds, including their asset valuation and liquidity management practices," it said. In addition, ASIC said it was focused on the superannuation sector as $750 billion of funds ...

Chalmers' claims on super tax are 'misleading': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... Burgess was also dissatisfied with the Treasurer's claim that, by law, self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are to maintain liquidity to meet their tax obligations. "While it is standard for laws to require liquidity to meet existing tax liabilities, the ...

MA Financial readies first LIT for launch

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... key investors and industry stakeholders, we've prioritised two key aspects critical to them, being transparency and liquidity. These are fundamental to the investment proposition," Danieli said. "The fund introduces asset backed lending as what we suggest ...