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MA Financial acquires US credit manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
The listed fund manager is entering the US credit market through a buyout of New York asset manager Blue Elephant Capital Management (Blue Elephant). MA Financial is paying about $7.5 million for Blue Elephant, which was founded in 2013 and manages ...

JPMorgan among banks to bid in First Republic sale

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
JPMorgan Chase, PNC Financial Services Group, and Citizens Financial Group are said to be among those to toss their name in the ring to take over the embattled First Republic Bank. US regulators are rushing to sell First Republic and prevent yet another ...

Australian Retirement Trust names risk heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
Australian Retirement Trust has promoted two people to more senior roles within the risk function. The $240 billion super fund has promoted Nick Horn to head of investment risk and Bridget Piggott to head of risk. Horn will report to Anne Browne as ...

Wingate launches third credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
The alternatives fund manager has launched its third credit fund to wholesale investors that invests in corporate debt opportunities in Australia and New Zealand. Wingate Corporate Credit Fund 3 (WCCF3) targets net pre-tax returns of over 10% per annum. ...

Wendy Norris quits Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
The Future Fund will need to reshuffle its investment team after the sudden resignation of the deputy chief investment officer. Deputy chief investment officer of change and Innovation Wendy Norris has quit Australia's sovereign wealth fund after ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
The recent collapses of local financial advice startups Creativemass and TIQK indicate that the freewheeling days of venture capital funding is drawing to an end. Creativemass, a financial services software provider used by the likes of AMP and Bombora ...

Hostplus, IFS adopt 'mass-personalised' advice tool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
Iress is rolling out a new tool providing simple, digital financial advice, with Hostplus and Industry Fund Services the first to take it up. The SuperSmart tool combines digital advice with member education, personalised via registry data, including ...

Future Fund trumps market averages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
The Future Fund has delivered a positive 1.1% return over the 12 months ending March 2023, surpassing the ASX (0.1%) and S&P500 (-7.7%). Future Fund Board of Guardians chair Peter Costello explained that as central banks, including the Federal Reserve ...

Lumiant acquires longevity app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
Lumiant has acquired an app that helps financial advisers monitor clients' health, longevity and aged care risks that could impact retirement. Chicago-based Genivity, deemed a health analysis and longevity optimiser (HALO), will integrate into Lumiant's ...

Infrastructure an asset class for all seasons: IFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
The role of infrastructure in portfolios will continue to be a prominent theme for asset allocators this year, as will increased consideration of social factors, according to new report by IFM Investors. The report, titled Infrastructure Outlook 2023 ...