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Perpetual adds director, institutional business

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... said. Meantime, HMC Capital has hired a top property specialist to raise capital from local, regional and global institutions. Fergal Harris brings almost three decades of experience in global real estate capital markets to his role with the firm as ...

Madigan Capital appoints head of investment capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... institutional capital," Briscoe said. Madigan anticipates that Briscoe's appointment will strengthen its relationships with institutions and help attract high-quality institutional capital. This aligns with a growing interest among major investors in ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... there and allowing SIX to do the admin side of collecting, collating shareholders to getting investor support from institutions, and also going through the process of proposing shareholder resolutions if that is the route. "We found the barriers to successful ...

Fund selectors harbour AI bubble fears, affirm belief in its longevity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... professionals from 26 countries, including Australia, who manage a combined US$34.8 trillion in assets for various institutions. The survey revealed widespread optimism about AI's potential among fund selectors. In Australia, 69% of respondents believe ...

Brite Advisors to be wound up

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
The Federal Court has ordered Brite Advisors (Brite) to be wound up on just and equitable grounds following an application by ASIC. At a hearing yesterday, the Court appointed Linda Smith and Robert Kirman of McGrath Nicol as liquidators to Brite and ...

PGIM names institutional client group lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... replaces Brewer who departed after three months of leading a team that aimed to partner with investment heads at large institutions and fiduciaries. Even though PGIM stressed that Australia remains a key part of its global growth strategy, the market ...

Ex-Merricks commodities guru launches hedge fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... it or focusing on the negatives." While Davis anticipates Farrer's investors to be primarily US and European institutions, he also expects it to attract its fair share of local investors. "Of course, this strategy is not new to me; I have been implementing ...

Greg Combet to succeed Peter Costello as Future Fund chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... strong track record of appointing women to senior roles in Australia's most important economic and financial institutions," Chalmers said. Chalmers added that he and minister for finance Katy Gallagher dedicated considerable time, thought, and consultation ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... steps. "Rather than fixing the red tape to get consumer costs down, the government appears to be handing back to institutions the right to hire minimally qualified salespeople, who call themselves qualified advisers, to sell their products to consumers," ...

Final QAR reforms open door to super funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... introduction of a new class of qualified advisers alongside professional financial advisers across all financial institutions, including superannuation funds, are the right steps forward to deliver simple advice at scale and increase accessibility. "We ...