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Bennelong FM expands into private credit with US partnership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
Bennelong Funds Management has partnered with US lender Monroe Capital, bringing a new private credit opportunity for Australian investors. This marks a step for the fund manager, branching into new asset classes to cater to evolving investor needs. ...

Beware risks in private markets: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
While access to private markets for wealth managers has evolved in the last decade, so too has the level of risk involved, a report states. According to bfinance's Private Markets for Private Wealth: Democratisation vs Retailisation report, 61% of wealth ...

AMP North launches model portfolio solution with BlackRock, Lonsec

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
AMP North has partnered with BlackRock and Lonsec to launch a model portfolio offering. North introduced its "market first" 'Blend' capability today, which enables advice practices to customise assets within model portfolios. The latest model portfolios ...

Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
Asset managers continue to face existential challenges amid the rise of passive funds, fee compression and difficulty in generating alpha, a new report from Citi shows, forcing them to rethink their business models and value propositions in the future. ...

State Street's plan for power, product, partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is the largest asset management firm in Australia by locally sourced assets under management (AUM) - by some margin - though few realise. With nearly $500 billion in local assets under its watch, mostly via institutional ...

Schroders expands active ETF suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
Schroders Australia has launched a new active ETF, bringing a listed version of its Global Core active strategy to market. Schroders listed the Schroder Global Core Fund - Active ETF (ASX: CORE) today, marking its fifth active ETF. The launch is a celebration ...

Tariffs were never the answer: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
The tariffs doled out - and then largely wound back or paused by - the Trump administration are unlikely to help the US realise its economic priorities, an industry conference has heard. Opening the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association's ...

ASX outlines opportunities in listed markets amid IPO slump

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
In response to a discussion paper published by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in February, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has outlined several opportunities to spike "global competitiveness" of Australia's ...

VanEck to intro RMBS, India ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
VanEck will soon list two new ETFs, one being an RMBS strategy and the other investing in Indian growth stocks. The VanEck Australian RMBS ETF (ASX: RMBS) will give investors access to a residential mortgage-backed securities strategy, which VanEck ...

JP Morgan AM nabs Netwealth exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed a former Netwealth investment solutions executive to lead its high-net-worth individuals and family offices segment. Reporting to Mark Carlile, the asset manager's head of wholesale for Australia and New ...