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Pacific Equity Partners finances reverse mortgage lender

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
... pioneered innovative, scalable debt funding to meet the retirement funding and housing needs of an ageing population." In a statement, Household Capital noted demographers have indicated that more than five million baby boomers face the prospect of inadequate ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
ASIC is taking Vanguard to court over greenwashing allegations relating to a global bond index fund. This is the second time the market regulator has acted against Vanguard over greenwashing. ASIC has lodged civil penalty proceedings in federal court ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... changes are necessary because of the growth of sustainable finance. "The ESG space is complex and changing - and it's of global significance," Longo said. "I would go so far as to say this is the biggest change in the financial services sector in a generation. ...

IFM, ISPT explore merger options

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... property. In the past, the two collaborated on launching International Property Funds Management (IPFM), which invests in global unlisted real estate. Tony McCormack was appointed as the inaugural chief executive. "Any merger must create value for the ...

First Sentier clients walk away with $13bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... said. Mitsubishi UFG Financial Group acquired FSI in 2019 for $4.2 billion. It was previously known as Colonial First State Global Asset Management when it was owned by the Commonwealth Bank. Of the 154 managers Rainmaker assessed, 88 reported net losses ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... of capital that would even remotely get them there," he said. Dry powder dissipates Numerous industry metrics show that global venture capital opportunities are waning. It was imminent that the impact would ripple across Australia's startup community. ...

Credit Suisse, oil prices see ASX fall: CommSec

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... Ryan Felsman told Financial Standard that, broadly speaking, we're seeing selloffs across financial markets due to investor risk aversion, owing to Credit Suisse's share price dropping 24% overnight. "A couple of days ago, the bank released its ...

Unlicensed investor pleads guilty to fraud charges

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
Former Orb Global Investments chief executive Akhilesh Kamkolkar has pleaded guilty to charges relating to $1 million of investor money he spent for himself. A further two offences of carrying on a financial services business without a licence will ...

abrdn terminates funds amid transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... FUM has dropped 36% in the last three years, while the other's has fallen 91%. Also on the chopping block is the abrdn Global Smaller Companies Fund which was launched in 2019. abrdn said the fund - which is considered part of its ESG lineup - has only ...

Country head appointed at Fulcrum Asset Management

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... providing its investors with a stream of uncorrelated absolute returns through these turbulent markets." Today, Fulcrum has a global client base with $9.1 billion of funds under management in global macro, risk premia and climate aligned equity strategies. ...