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Ellerston rejigs Aussie market neutral fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
Ellerston Capital is changing its Australian Market Neutral strategy, as the portfolio manager changes. The old fund, which was managed by Paul Drzewucki, held 50 to 100 positions with net equity exposure staying within -25% and 25%. It used a relative ...

SG increase to self-fund retirement

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
The latest figures from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) show the Superannuation Guarantee increases will double the number of Aussies reaching a comfortable standard of retirement. As of July 1, the SG rate will rise from ...

Soul Patts to acquire LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
... Corporation, as it chases liquidity for new acquisitions and better index participation. Milton Corporation (MLT) is an Aussie equities listed investment company (LIC) with about $3.7 billion in assets, $3.9 billion in market cap and about 670,000 shares ...

Rest appoints Aussie equities head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
The industry superannuation fund has hired from Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund as it continues its hiring spree for the internal investment team. Chris Drew has been named as head of Australian equities, overseeing the asset ...

Aussie PE, VC assets hit milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
Australian private equity and venture capital firms' assets reached a record high of $18.4 billion (US$14bn), according to new research. The Alternative Assets in Asia-Pacific report compiled by Preqin saw a 20% jump in the total capital raised ...

BlackRock rejigs Aussie shares fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
BlackRock is changing the name and fees for the BlackRock Concentrated Industrial Shares strategy. Effective June 1, the fund was renamed to BlackRock High Conviction Australian Equity Fund. The strategy has about $700 million in total assets, of which ...

Aussies lose $328m to investment scams

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
Fake investment opportunities fleeced Australians $328 million and accounted for the largest scams in 2020. This is according to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission's (ACCC) latest report Targeting Scams, which unveiled a recording-breaking ...

Super funds hunt for co-investment deals

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... Preqin senior vice president and head of research and data operations Ee Fai Kam recently spoke to Financial Standard about Aussie super funds' attraction to alternatives - specifically in real estate and infrastructure. Venture capital on the other ...

Chief economist update: Twist in tail of Aussie economic revival

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
Australia's economy, just like its US and European counterparts, is progressing nicely, thank you very much. "Australian private sector growth eases from record but remains elevated," sums up Markit Economics' findings for the month of May. ...

Aussie charities robust prior to COVID

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
The nation's charitable organisations reported revenues of $166 billion that grew 7% during 2019, underscoring a robust sector prior to the coronavirus pandemic. The state of the sector analysed by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission ...