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Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... under a commercial-first mandate, focused squarely on maximising returns to cover public sector pension liabilities - "a classic rainy-day fund." But under prime minister Anthony Albanese and treasurer Jim Chalmers, "that model has now been decisively ...

Hedge fund scraps local sales role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
BlueBay Asset Management has scrapped its institutional head of sales role in Australia and New Zealand, opting to distribute through a local firm. Ciaran McAssy confirmed his departure from the fixed-income hedge fund after almost 13 years as head ...

Collectables market reaches $17bn: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... what they would require at the end of each year in order to audit their fund," he said. Meanwhile, digital platform for classic and collector car Retro Rides is seeking interest for its first investment round to raise $500,000 to scale the business. ...

Luxury asset investment platform launches for high-net-worth investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... currently offers access to US$150 million worth of investment-grade assets including rare handbags, fine wines, rare whiskies, classic cars, and luxury timepieces. Global luxury spending has been growing steadily at an annual rate of 5-9% and is forecast ...

US better positioned to deliver strong returns: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... a strong economy, inflation under control, and the US Federal Reserve cutting interest rates. Signs, Pearce said, are classic ingredients to sustain a market rally. "I'd describe the US as being in a 'Goldilocks scenario'... so we shouldn't ...

SEC seeks to shut down $450m Ponzi scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... scheme by promising exorbitant returns, but as our complaint alleges, the defendants' business was nothing more than a classic Ponzi scheme, using new investor money to pay returns to existing investors, with Burkhalter stealing millions to fund ...

Wealth managers rev up for Lifeline, Starlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... Australia. This year it has also partnered with the Starlight Children's Foundation. The event features more than 100 classic, collectible, muscle, and race cars that include rare Porsches, Pagani, and McLarens. In its first two years, the Berry ...

AI poses potential challenge to financial stability: Gensler

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... and network interconnectedness." But this trend toward network interconnectedness and the creation of monocultures poses classic systematic risks to the financial system, he added. Gensler also highlighted concerns over 'AI washing,' urging companies ...

CFA final exam pass rate declines

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... charterholders work in a wide variety of roles across the industry. For example, the portfolio management pathway will offer the classic CFA Program study experience, and the private markets and private wealth pathways support candidates seeking additional ...

More than $100k raised at FICAP RockStar

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... 'RockStar' event was a roaring success, seeing more than $100,000 raised for its charity partners while an Oasis classic saw PIMCO's Scott Delaney crowned the night's winner. More than 350 industry professionals turned out for the first ...