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Macquarie AM, PSP Investments sell AirTrunk stake to Blackstone, CPP Investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) have sold the entirety of their respective interests in AirTrunk to private equity giant Blackstone and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP ...

Aussie economy grows 0.2% in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose just 0.2% in the June quarter 2024 and by 1.5% in the 2023-24 financial year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of national accounts Katherine Keenan said: "The Australian economy ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
ClearBridge Investments has launched the Global Value Improvers Fund, which aims to provide exposure to undervalued companies and those that are currently improving on ESG measures. This comes after ClearBridge launched its first global equity option ...

Australia a 'regional private wealth hotspot': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
Australia is a top regional private wealth hotspot, with the greatest proportion of investors, many of whom are looking to alternatives, according to a Preqin report. The data provider's report highlighted that among all private wealth investors in ...

CFS, Bravura, Elemnta team up to enhance FirstChoice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) has introduced a new functionality on the former's FirstChoice platform that enables advisers to "utilise existing client data via seamless integration with Midwinter AdviceOS." Developed in collaboration with Elemnta, this ...

Iress earnings up 52% to $67m

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
Iress reported that its adjusted EBITDA increased by 52% to $67 million for the half-year ending 30 June 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. The financial services software company said the increase reflected "stable revenue" combined with "substantial ...

Global X names head of portfolio management

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
Global X ETFs has appointed Chris Wolak as head of portfolio management, commencing in October. Wolak will oversee the company's ETF product line-up across equities, fixed income, commodities, and digital assets, which represents over $7.6 billion ...

Local private debt funds' growth potential 'remains strong': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
Although fundraising for APAC private debt funds has faced challenges in recent years, Preqin says the market is "ripe with opportunities." Fund managers that overcome challenges related to investor perception and risk management can succeed in the ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
Mercer Superannuation Australia has been slapped with a whopping $11.3 million penalty by the Federal Court on the back of an ASIC-led greenwashing investigation. Mercer was found to make misleading statements on its website about seven Sustainable ...

Private capital fundraising remains in the doldrums: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... by Ardonagh Group for $1.5 billion, followed by Perpetual's hiving off its wealth management unit to KKR at $1.4 billion. APAC venture capital (VC) fundraising also experienced a rebound in the second quarter of 2024, with total capital raised increasing ...