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GQG rejigs allocations amid tariff pain

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... quarter of 2025. Total funds under management reached US$161.9 billion, which was up from US$160.5 billion at the end of February. During the first quarter, three out of four flagship strategies outperformed their relative benchmarks. The emerging markets ...

Perpetual to build digital wholesale term deposit marketplace

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... investors, and intermediaries." Perpetual Corporate Trust was due to be acquired by KKR, however the deal was called off in February after the tax implications ensured it was no longer feasible. However, KKR insists the break fee is still owed and has ...

Platinum funds merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... October 2024, which was then amended on 13 November 2024, before receiving the non-binding proposal from PM Capital on 27 February 2025. Platinum said it was not involved with the assessment of the proposal from PM Capital but that it "fully endorses" ...

Macquarie terminates Aussie equity funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... the medium term. The strategy incurred a management fee of 0.62% p.a. and returned up to 12.64% over the 12 months to February end. The fund had close to $13 million in funds under management (FUM) as of February 28. Meanwhile, the Active Plus Equities ...

Pella Global Generations Fund launches in NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... Generations Fund has nearly $200 million in funds under management. The fund achieved 14.8% p.a. net of fees in the year to February, trailing its benchmark's 20.5%. Since inception, it achieved 9.5% p.a. while the benchmark turned in 11.4% p.a. ...

EQT closes flagship infra fund at $37bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... business, and look forward to continuing to scale the platform." The close follows EQT's evergreen strategy introduced in February to local investors for access to aforementioned infrastructure offerings to accommodate heightened demand.

Anthony Doyle quits Schroders, rejoins Pinnacle

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... Australia just six weeks after joining the firm's global equities team and returned to Pinnacle Investment Management. In February, Doyle jumped from Pinnacle-backed Firetrail Investments - as head of investment strategy - to Schroders in a similar ...

Plenary names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... with First Nations Australians, and many other areas." Plenary has US$59 billion of assets under management (AUM). On February 24, sovereign investor ADQ finalised its investment in Plenary, securing a 49% stake in the company. "The transaction marks ...

AustralianSuper bins WiseTech stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... leave before transitioning into a full-time, long-term consulting role focused on product and business development. By February this year, AustralianSuper trimmed its stake in WiseTech to $580 million, or 1.9% of the company, when a fresh controversy ...

Inflation slows, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.4% in the 12 months to February 2025, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Annual CPI inflation was slightly lower in February, after holding steady at ...