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Cbus, Rest deliver 'strong' returns amid heightened volatility

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... announcements caused heightened volatility, especially across global equity and bond markets. "Despite this, both global and local markets recovered strongly, regaining ground and ultimately reaching all-time highs as conditions remained favourable for ...

Movers and shakers: Cbus, HESTA, Rest, Minderoo and Colonial First State

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
Cbus Super has farewelled Divya Jain who has joined Rest Super as a senior portfolio manager as the $80 billion fund continues to strengthen its asset allocation team. Jain spent two years at Cbus after a seven-year stint at AustralianSuper, where she ...

Global advisory firm acquires Boutique Capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
Corporate governance and advisory services firm Acclime has acquired Boutique Capital, a North Sydney-based specialist in fund incubation and wholesale fund services. Acclime said the move significantly expands its capabilities in fund establishment ...

CareSuper to undertake cloud transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... CareSuper has mandated Macquarie Cloud Services to migrate and recalibrate its cloud environment into a Managed Edge Azure Local offering. It will consolidate the super fund's technology estate into a single, scalable platform and will see databases ...

Lack of confidence in US equities brings investors back home

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... view on US equities, confidence has "deteriorated" amid growing uncertainty. In seeking stability, investors are turning to local fundamentals. Australian equities "hold the strongest net intention to buy, more than double that of US shares" in the first ...

Local assets help deliver 12% for ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... financial year, it was domestic assets that shone. "Australian companies pay high dividends and on a total return hedge basis, local equities did somewhat better than global equities for the year," he said. APRA's March 2025 data shows that ART allocates ...

Escala unveils new leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... integrated global organisation." Danysh said the firm hopes to expand its presence in Australia by working more closely with local businesses to deliver broader wealth management services. "The addition of Escala to Focus Partners Australia is an important ...

Brookfield to divest retirement living platform for $3.85bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
Brookfield Asset Management is selling its local retirement home operator Aveo to The Living Company for $3.85 billion. Brookfield acquired Aveo in 2019 for about $1.3 billion. Aveo owns more than 10,000 units in metropolitan suburbs across the eastern ...

Super moves: PE exec quits Future Fund for ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... expert with decades of board experience across sectors. She currently chairs the Alcohol and Drug Foundation and the NSW Local Government Grants Commission, and sits on the boards of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Industry Innovation ...

Regal Partners adds to stable, plans hotels strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... and the Regal Partners Australian Hotel Opportunities strategy. Some $45 million of the purchase price will be debt from a local bank, and $35 million is to be raised from external investors. The acquisition is expected to complete in August. "The partnership ...