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Lakehouse Capital lists first fund on ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... said. The fund returned 22.9% over the past year, surpassing its benchmark, MSCI ACWI (AUD), by 10.7%. Since inception in November 2017, it has delivered an annual return of 17.4%, compared to 11.8% for the benchmark. Lakehouse portfolio manager Nick ...

TAL takes 15% stake in Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... AUD-denominated annuities, which eventually expanded into USD-denominated annuities from 2019 and YEN-denominated annuities from November 2023. As announced in May 2024, the partnership was extended for MS Primary to provide Challenger Life an annual ...

Adviser exam pass rate declines

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... 175 (72.6%) sat the exam for the first time. The pass rate has declined from the previous sitting, where 77% passed in November with 289 participants. The passing of the exam is required before an adviser initiates the third quarter of their professional ...

Platinum funds merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... PAI with PAXX. PAI and PAXX had signed a Scheme of Implementation Deed on 1 October 2024, which was then amended on 13 November 2024, before receiving the non-binding proposal from PM Capital on 27 February 2025. Platinum said it was not involved with ...

EQT closes flagship infra fund at $37bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... efficiency and social infrastructure. The fund is 35% larger than its predecessor which closed on €15.7 billion in November 2021, EQT added, and is currently 45-50% committed based on the actual fund size. It's closed 10 investments to date, including ...

iExtend appoints chief operating officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... received its AFSL in July 2024, after entering a court enforceable undertaking over concerns of unlicensed conduct. In November 2023, the life insurance startup entered a court enforceable undertaking after ASIC pinged it for possibly operating without ...

RBA flags concerns over 'geopolitical uncertainties'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... expects three more rate cuts this year. "Our base case is for the RBA to deliver further 25bp rate cuts in May, August and November for an end year cash rate of 3.35%," Aird said.

Queensland adviser banned for five years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... March 2030. Thomson was a financial adviser with Australian Mortgage and Financial Advisers from 1 September 2023 to 27 November 2023, and LFG Financial Services between 28 November 2023 and 24 March 2025. ASIC's review found that Thomson failed to prioritise ...

Government makes record commitment to Medicare

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... incentives will be expanded to cover all Australians for the first time, making an additional 15 million people eligible from November 1. "More bulk billing will mean less pressure on families... Making it easier to see a doctor and get the care you ...

BlackRock rebalance sparks record-high ETF trades on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... Donald Trump's aggressive trade tactics that soured the bullish sentiments immediately triggered by his election last November. As at mid-March, however, the S&P500 is 9% lower from its February all-time high. "Some of the US macro data has not been ...