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Oreana targets early education assets with new fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
Following its expanded footprint in Australia, the property development and investment firm has launched a new fund targeting early education properties for wholesale and institutional investors. The fund is seeking an initial capital raise of $60 million ...

ASIC freezes assets Shield, First Guardian marketer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
ASIC has frozen the assets of Rashid Alshakshir, who facilitated leads to the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund, as it investigates his links with property fund manager and developer Paul Chiodo. Alshakshir has ties to the funds, according ...

Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
The Grattan Institute is once again calling for the simplification of Australia's retirement income system, saying it should be a policy priority for whoever wins this year's federal election. Releasing its Orange Book 2025: Policy priorities for the ...

TWC Invest makes risk, technology hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
TWC Invest has announced the appointments of a chief risk and compliance officer and a chief technology officer. TWC Invest said the appointees will support the firm's "differentiated lifecycle investment approach." Stephen Thompson has taken on ...

Managed account use at record high: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
New research from State Street Global Advisors and Investment Trends shows about 59% of Australian financial advisers are now using managed accounts (MAs), as performance remains the top criteria for advisers. According to the SPDR ETFs / Investment ...

Government releases draft payday super law

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
The government has released draft legislation to mandate payday super, a policy that was first flagged in the 2023-24 Federal Budget. The draft legislation stipulates that from 1 July 2026, employers must pay their employees' superannuation at the ...

Managed accounts sector grows to $233bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
Managed accounts assets jumped 23.2% to $232.8 billion in the year to 2024, the latest figures from the Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) show. The latest census, produced in conjunction with Milliman, reports separately managed accounts ...

PIMCO names wealth management lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
PIMCO has appointed a new head of wealth management for its Australian business, promoting from within. David Orazio replaces Brendon Rodda, who has since left PIMCO for a distribution role at Allianz Retire+. Before joining PIMCO in 2015, he was the ...

CSC-backed fund manager to launch in Netherlands

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
Former Robeco chief investment officer Victor Verberk has partnered with sustainable fixed income credit manager Osmosis to launch Osmosis Investment Management NL in the Netherlands. The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation and the Oxford Endowment ...

Boutique appoints distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
BFA Global Investors - the advisory firm of Jonathan Belz and Gavin Ezekowitz - has hired a distribution lead from Remara Investment Management. The duo welcomed Ben Dixon to the firm as a director of client portfolios. BFA Global - which connects high-net-worth ...