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Canadian pension giant sued over alleged climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
Four young Canadians are suing the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, claiming the fund breached its duty to invest in their interests by failing to protect their retirement savings from climate risk. The plaintiffs, Aliya Hirji, Travis Olson, Rav ...

Government taps IFM, Plenary for Southeast Asia boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... international capital to the region and are heartened by recent progress." Commenting, Albanese said the investments represent a major step toward delivering the Southeast Asia Economic Strategy. "A quarter of a billion dollars to kick-start Australian ...

VanEck joins uranium rush with new ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... provide safer and more efficient means of production. "We are in the early phases of a global nuclear power renaissance. Major governments have committed to ramping up nuclear power capacity and utilisation, recognising the vital role it can play as ...

M&A makes rebound, creating higher-value deals: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... 2024. In the financial services sector, which accounted for 14% of the total respondents, better deal conditions stem from major banks nearing the end of leadership changes or making progress on major technology programs. Regulation has also become "less ...

US pension funds move against James Hardie chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... $14 billion deal to acquire US-based Azek. A deal that was done without an investor vote, leading to backlash from other major investors including AustralianSuper, UniSuper, Aware Super and HESTA. CalPERS, CalSTRS and the Florida State Board of Administration ...

Fees below 0.65% drive ETP success, flows: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... their revenue by more than $0.50 million. Ultimately, the research found that in the Australian ETP market, fees have a major influence on product net flow. Meanwhile, revenue growth is less influenced by fee levels, so long as the product can still ...

Federated Hermes to acquire majority interest in FCP

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
Federated Hermes has agreed to acquire an 80% interest in Federal Capital Partners Fund Manager (FCP). The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, and will be the second private markets acquisition made by Federated Hermes since ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... Technologies made a splash in Australia in 2005 after acquiring FMC Software. It continues to deepen its footprint, scoring major mandates, such as Insignia Financial moving over 1000 staff members in July as it simplifies its master trust business to ...

Super moves: AusSuper, Aware, MLC, JANA, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
Major players in alternatives and real assets are reshuffling their ranks, with asset consultants, super funds and investment managers all announcing new hires and promotions. AustralianSuper confirmed that head of mid-risk portfolios Jason Peasley ...

APAC insurers favour multi-alternatives strategies: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... demand for electrification worldwide, infrastructure debt and equity present attractive opportunities to capitalise on these major trends, especially when structures are designed to ensure good visibility on demand and cash flows. "We anticipate a decline ...