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Federation AM acquires Homesafe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... Federation teamed up with one of the big four banks to fund the future growth of Homesafe to provide Australians with debt-free equity release solutions. "Our acquisition of Homesafe Solutions is a testament to our commitment to investing in companies ...

GAM launches alternative investments unit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
GAM Investments has appointed Randel Freeman as co-head and co-chief investment officer its new specialist alternative investments unit, GAM Alternatives, effective immediately. Freeman will work alongside Albert Saporta to build out GAM's alternative ...

GigSuper goes into liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... or claims have not already been admitted to DW Advisory can prove their debts or claims by July 12. GigSuper joins Cruelty Free Super, Grow Super, Zuper, Human Super, Spaceship Super, Good Super, Max Super on a growing list of startup funds that have ...

Corporate borrowing hits all-time high despite interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... increased by 59.9% on a constant-currency basis to US$74 billion, due to CSL's acquisition of Vifor and BHP's dividends exceeding free cash flow significantly. Interest costs rose by 24.5% and are expected to rise more sharply in the current financial ...

ETF price war heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... purely by investors preferring lower cost products. For example, the iShares S&P 500 ETF, which has the lowest management free of any BlackRock product at 0.04% p.a., saw its asset allocation increase by two percentage points. Betashares had the second ...

ASIC freezes assets of Melbourne based licensee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained interim orders from the Federal Court freezing the assets of financial advice licensee United Global Capital and related property investment company Global Capital Property Fund ...

Systematic investing in fixed income: Critical success factors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... dynamically," it said. Second, reliable data is non-negotiable. "Systematic investors need vast quantities of data that are clean (free of anomalies and inconsistencies), extensive and have a very long history. Compiling those data is a laborious, research-intensive ...

Court freezes assets of Keystone AM managed fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained interim orders from the Federal Court to freeze the assets of the Shield Master Fund (Shield), a registered managed fund overseen by Keystone Asset Management. ASIC said it sought ...

More Aussies anticipate renting in retirement: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... retire. "This is a bit of a sleeper issue when it comes to retirement. We tend to presume we'll be homeowners and mortgage free - but having unresolved debt or needing to drawdown on savings to pay rent is likely to be a big financial burden for many ...

Future Fund, QIC finalise new deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
Future Fund and QIC reached a deal for an interest in the EastLink toll road network sold by New Zealand Superannuation Fund and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, advised by its investment advisor Nuveen Infrastructure. The transaction ...