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Most traded stocks in the first half of the year revealed

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... US and European indices as well as fixed income ETFs." Advised investors also traded less in the period compared to the second half of 2024, as Hill noted they tended to hold stocks and trade less. "By contrast, the number of their ETF trades was up ...

Coller Capital closes $10bn private credit strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
The private market secondaries manager announced the final closing of Coller Credit Opportunities II (CCO II), bringing in a total US$6.8 billion ($10bn) for the strategy that's focused on direct lending and high performing credit investments. CCO II ...

Blue Owl launches fund to sophisticated investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... for the fund. The underlying fund focuses on tailored debt investments, according to the PDS, including first-lien debt, second-lien debt, mezzanine debt and broadly syndicated loans. The Australian unit trust charges management costs of 1.86% p.a. based ...

MA Financial makes $380m real estate investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... Living and led by Australian developer David Devine. Burly Residences, located in North Burleigh on the Gold Coast, is the second six-star project in the company's portfolio, following the Royale Gold Coast development. MA Financial said both projects ...

Vanguard, CFS deliver strong FY25 returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... for members. "The 2024-25 financial year was a tale of two halves. The year began on a relatively stable note, while the second half saw periods of market volatility, which is a normal part of long-term investing," he said. "Superannuation is a long-term ...

Acenda hires from Hostplus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... regulatory approvals of the merger between Acenda and Resolution Life Australia, which is expected to be finalised in the second half of the year. Griffin and Tez, who currently head up Acenda and Resolution Life, respectively, will remain with the company ...

SMSFs' risk appetite to change under Division 296: Wilson

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... says. Following its initial discussion paper and petition on Division 296, Wilson Asset Management (WAM) has released a second discussion paper, highlighting some of the potential implications from the tax. The core issue for SMSFs is the taxing of unrealised ...

APRA dissects retirement products for the first time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... of $54.3 billion managed on behalf of 123,830 members. Colonial First State's FirstChoice Wholesale Pension is the second largest in asset size with $40.7 billion and 154,850 members. The Aware Super Retirement Income product with 114,420 members ...

Super moves: PE exec quits Future Fund for ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
One of Future Fund's top managers has left to join Australian Retirement Trust as a portfolio manager within the private equity team. Anika Choudhury has left Australia's sovereign wealth fund where she started out a senior analyst nearly five ...

Betashares gearing up to expand Wealth Builder product suite

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... said the Wealth Builder ETFs have received "strong interest," and that the firm is planning to expand the range over the second half of 2025. "We've had significant adviser and investor demand for a Wealth Builder ETF that provides broad exposure to ...