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Vanguard Australia appoints new managing director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
Vanguard Australia has named a new managing director as Frank Kolimago heads overseas for a global role. Daniel Shrimski will leave his current role of chief financial officer for Vanguard's international business, to be the managing director for Australia. ...

APRA intensifies scrutiny of underperformers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
The prudential regulator is cracking down further on the superannuation funds that failed the performance test, chair Wayne Byres warned this morning. Last week, APRA named 13 super funds that failed its inaugural performance test. The House of Representatives ...

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 ...

New RE mandate for Equity Trustees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
Equity Trustees has been appointed as a responsible entity for a wealth manager launching a new offering in Australia. Haven Wealth Partners has appointed Equity Trustees as it launches its first fund in Australia. The Haven Wealth Partners Ethical ...

Tim Wilson grills NAB on super ownership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
Liberal MP Tim Wilson has grilled National Australia Bank chief executive Ross McEwan on whether super funds have undue influence over Australian banks, as funds own larger portions of the ASX. Wilson asked NAB whether super funds, as shareholders ...

APAC pension funds fastest growing: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
Sixteen of Australia's pension funds are among the world's largest, with the Asia Pacific region clocking the largest rate of growth last year despite COVID-19. New research from the Thinking Ahead Institute and Pensions & Investments shows the assets ...

Navigator buys stake in alternatives manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
Navigator Global Investments has acquired a stake in an alternatives investment manager. ASX-listed Navigator will own 32% of Longreach Alternatives after the firms signed a definitive agreement. Established in 2016, Longreach has some $1.6 billion ...

Monark Property Partners launches fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
The Liberman-family backed firm launched the Monark Prime Credit Fund earlier this month as an open-ended fund investing in senior debt only loans secured against property. The fund has a maximum weight average loan to value ratio of 65% over the portfolio ...

Gauging the Future Fund's MySuper potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
As calls for the Future Fund to become Australia's default superannuation manager are renewed, Rainmaker Information has run the numbers on what that might look like. Speculation over whether the sovereign wealth fund should be charged with managing ...

Pain ahead for super trustees on unlisted valuations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
Last year many superannuation funds revalued their unlisted assets during lockdowns. Now APRA says most of their policies were deficient. Super funds took different approaches to the revaluations. For example, at Cbus the board devalued unlisted assets ...