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Insignia rejects Bain Capital takeover proposal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
Insignia Financial has rejected the takeover proposal put forward by Bain Capital last week. In an ASX announcement, the wealth manager said its board believes that, based on its view of the fundamental value of the company, the proposed transaction ...

Growth performance of Australia's top investment managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
Vanguard is the largest exchange-traded product (ETP) manager in Australia, having also so far this year achieved the highest growth from a funds under management (FUM) perspective ($15.4 billion) - however, there's more to the picture. According to ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
AMP has dared to go where no super fund has gone, taking the plunge with a "modest allocation" to Bitcoin, even as other industry heavyweights stand resolute in their rejection of the digital asset. Last week, AMP senior portfolio manager Steve Flegg ...

Perpetual takeover 'not in the best interests of shareholders'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
The proposed acquisition of Perpetual's wealth management and corporate trustees' businesses by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has been deemed not in the best interests of shareholders. An independent expert informed the wealth manager that the risk ...

Betashares terminates nine funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
Betashares has pulled the plug on a range of funds because of low investor uptake. The ETF provider announced last week that it will be axing its Online Retail and E-Commerce ETF (IBUY), Digital Health and Telemedicine ETF (EDOC), Future of Payments ...

ISPT joins IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
Unlisted property fund manager ISPT has integrated into fellow industry superannuation-owned business IFM Investors, with its chief executive, Chris Chapple, to take on a new leadership role. The two businesses, following a Scheme of Arrangement, came ...

ETF industry scales to new heights: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
According to the VanEck ETF Industry Pulse for November 2024, the Australian ETF industry reached a record $243 billion in funds under management, bringing it closer to $250 billion. This represents a 4.5% increase from October and a 42.5% rise from ...

Crypto operator to fork out millions after court ruling

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
Bit Trade, the operator of the Kraken Exchange in Australia, has been slapped with an $8 million fine for "unlawfully issuing a credit facility to more than 1100 customers." Bit Trade offered a "margin extension" product, which allowed payments to be ...

Ares launches private markets fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
Ares Management has launched a Private Market Fund (AUT), a locally domiciled unit trust to provide Australian wholesale clients access to Ares Private Markets Fund (AMPF) - as US registered management investment vehicle that's distributed through Ares' ...

NRL legend joins private wealth firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
Ex-National Rugby League (NRL) player Cooper Cronk has joined Viola Private Wealth as an ambassador. Cronk, who's rugby league career included 372 games for the Melbourne Storm and Sydney Roosters, won six premierships, and was inducted into the Hall ...