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Private equity, venture capital outperform listed assets: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
Over the past decade, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) in Australia have yielded an 18% return on investment compared to 9% for the ASX 100 and 8% for the ASX Small Ordinaries Index in the last decade. According to the Australian Investment ...

Macquarie brings long-awaited ETFs to market

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... long term. MAM ETF investment strategist Blair Hannon, who was poached in September from Global X ETFs to head up the venture, said he is excited to see the launch of MAM's first three active ETFs on the ASX. "Having only recently come across to ...

Robo-adviser reaches US$50bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
While the local robo-advice industry flounders, Wealthfront has hit a record high of more than US$50 billion ($77bn) in assets under management, catering to 700,000 investors. The US robo-adviser boasted that as it continues to diversify offerings ...

Uniseed partners with major Aussie universities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... two new investment managers to oversee the new opportunities delivered under the expanded partnership. According to the venture fund, the five new universities will match the remaining commitments of its existing members, contributing an additional $6.75 ...

Msquared Capital bolsters local team

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... forces with property giant EG Funds to offer investors the opportunity to diversify into the private debt market. The joint venture will initially engage wholesale investors and family offices, with private debt secured by residential real estate and ...

Challenger expands strategic relationship with Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
... distributed the Apollo Aligned Alternatives (AAA) strategy to the Australian market. Both parties also announced a joint venture to build a non-bank lending platform in Australia and New Zealand in February. "Challenger is very pleased to have expanded ...

XTBs to be delisted following collapse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
Equity Trustees has given notice that it intends to wind up the trust that underlies the collapsed Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC), requesting Cboe Australia allow it to delist its exchange-traded bond (XTB) products. Cboe has agreed in principle ...

Future Super acquires GuildSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
Future Super Group is ramping up its growth strategy, entering the default super space with the acquisition of GuildSuper. The deal with GuildSuper will see Future Group add about $2.77 billion in funds under management and 99,000 members. This includes ...

EG grows private wealth strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... "As lending declines from the major banks, we have recognised a funding gap within the market," Walt said on the joint venture. "That's why private debt has been viewed as the ideal opportunity for our investors." Mark Weingarth, who will step into ...

Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... tempestuous interest rate environment over the last two years. "We did a $6 billion secondary on our PE book to bring down our venture capital in 2020-21. And we haven't been adding property in the portfolio even though we were actively selling to ...