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Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... decarbonise spaces but also solutions to scale existing technologies. "The new US government has created a lot of noise but with a few exceptions, like offshore wind, the current environment remains positive. We are focused on energy, transport and heavy ...

LGT Capital Partners named lead investor for $143m fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... innovative secondary market solutions can generate flexibility and liquidity for the parties involved and represents one of the few GP-led CVs that have been successfully executed in Australia to date," Zhou said. "We believe our investors will benefit ...

Most retirees who rent live in poverty: Grattan Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... per week left for rent - yet a cheap one-bedroom home in an Australian capital city costs around $350 per week. As a result, few retirees who rent can cover housing costs and still afford other essentials. "Rent Assistance materially reduces housing ...

Government to scrap advisers' approved qualifications list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
The federal government is backtracking on one key financial adviser education requirement by scrapping the list of approved qualifications and proposing to allow any bachelor's degree or higher. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones this morning announced ...

Cbus recruits lead for new core equities portfolio

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... quantitative internal equities capabilities in domestic and global equities," Gavin stated. "This new strategy has relatively few capacity constraints and can, over time, be a multi-billion dollar strategy that is central to the overall Australian equities ...

Syfe bids for SelfWealth, ups BFG's offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... SelfWealth's last close share price of 12 cents as at November 12, which was the day before BFG announced its proposed acquisition. A few days later, AxiCorp Financial Services threw its hat in the ring, offering 23 cents per SelfWealth share, which ...

Best Australian share funds of 2024: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... performance," he added. De Beaulieu explained that the fund's sector positioning hasn't dramatically changed over the last few months, maintaining an overweight to financials and communication services while keeping an underweight to more growth orientated ...

HNW advisers flock to private markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... Hamilton Lane head of private wealth solutions Steve Brennan said the attention on private markets is unprecedented. "Just a few years ago, we would never have expected to see nearly 60% of advisers planning to allocate 10% or more of clients' portfolios ...

ASIC calls out super trustees over 'weak' anti-scam practices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has written to superannuation trustees urging them to strengthen anti-scam practices, or risk exposing their members to harm. The open letter, signed by ASIC commissioner Simone Constant, outlined ...

ASIC bans adviser fraudster found with child abuse material

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... Smith said after the client's death, the funds were meant to go to his brother, who was unaware of the entitlement and died a few years later, making his wife the rightful beneficiary. A complaint was eventually made to police, leading to Cubilla's arrest. ...