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Global X's best three ideas for portfolio construction

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
Global X head of institutional clients Chad Hitzeman shared the exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider's best three ideas for constructing portfolios in alternative ways at a conference hosted by Activam Group. The first idea is equity thematics, which ...

Majority pass adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... candidates who have sat the exam passed. ASIC said they demonstrate the skills to apply their knowledge of advice construction, ethics and legal requirements to the practical scenarios tested in the exam. The exam lasts 3.5 hours, including reading time ...

APRA alleges First Super co-chair breached director duties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... allegations by APRA that he breached his duties as a director in relation to a contract between the fund and the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU). In addition to being First Super's co-chair, O'Connor is the national ...

BUSSQ fights back against regulatory imposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... allegations of serious misconduct within the CFMEU and concerns about its potential impact on the super fund. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland (CFMEU-Q), a separate legal entity to the CFMEU, is ...

New bill seeks to block investments involving Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... a super fund would be the recipient of funds via the HAFF is wrong. "A super fund is not involved in the design, construction, or approval of any of these projects," he said. "Once the settings are right and agreed upon, a super fund would be the provider ...

Qualitas shines in FY24, Charter Hall contracts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... of future retail development, one of which is an adjoining commercial and residential tower in Sydney's CBD under construction on behalf of Cbus Property.

Losses further sink Lendlease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... million in FY23 despite reporting 15% growth in EBITDA to $809 million in the last financial year. The development and construction units' earnings were partially offset by lower contributions from the investments division. The investments unit's ...

Local private debt funds' growth potential 'remains strong': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... private market education and product access. "BT sees the sector as an increasingly relevant part of clients' portfolio construction going forward," Cadzow said. Three out of five of Australia's largest super funds allocate around 30% of their assets ...

New mandate boosts JANA's wealth division

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... clients required tailored consulting services." "As the managed account market continues to develop the portfolio construction and due diligence requirements are becoming increasingly sophisticated and demanding," Karagianis said. "We look forward to ...

APRA reprimands Cbus, BUSSQ over governance issues

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... propriety processes and fund expenditure management has intensified following allegations of serious misconduct in the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU), including claims of underworld figures and former bikie gang leaders being ...