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Platinum to lose $1bn mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... combined entity receiving participation in performance fees related to the first 5% of absolute returns from the L1 Long Short funds. In an analyst note, Morningstar said some value would be unlocked via a merger, but said it didn't expect any meaningful ...

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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... For its part, Global SWF said, "the government must tread carefully." Investing in housing or infrastructure that fails short of performance benchmarks could "weaken confidence" in the Future Fund's stewardship, it warned. Moreover, if performance ...

HMC Capital progresses re-tenancy of Healthscope hospitals

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... hospital operators in the event the breaches are not remedied," HMC said. Healthscope in response said it "entered into short-term forbearance arrangements with the requisite majority of its senior lenders. The arrangements are in place until May." "These ...

ASIC cancels licence of Brite Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Brite Advisors after the now-defunct investment and pension firm failed to compensate a client, triggering a payout under the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). The regulator cancelled ...

Platinum merger no cure for active managers' challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... combined entity's financial position. "L1 appears to offer a broader product range, including hedge funds (applying long/short strategies), activist funds, and real estate investments. Platinum's offering is more narrowly focused on international equites ...

The top Australian small-cap fund, year after year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... Standard that what sets the fund apart isn't just long-term performance, but the rare ability to also outperform in the short term - something few peers manage. Mitchell credited Ophir's consistency to a process that repeatedly identified standout ...

No US recession priced in yet: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
UniSuper head of fixed interest David Colosimo said while US President Donald Trump's tariffs have caused a great deal of uncertainty, a recession in the US may not be on the cards - yet. "I think in the immediate aftermath of the tariff announcement ...

Super moves: Cbus, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... marketed Asia equities to institutional clients and consultants and MarathonAsset Management where she supplied long and short trading ideas in the financial, property, consumer and gaming sectors. Early in her career, Fang worked at Standard Chartered ...

Platinum mulls L1 Capital merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... combined entity receiving participation in performance fees related to the first 5% of absolute returns from the L1 Long Short funds. If the two were to combine, it would offer enhanced scale and diversity of investment strategies and distribution channels ...

Work from home saves employees $5308

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
Australians who have worked from home since the COVID-19 pandemic have cut their commutes by around three hours a week, equivalent to a time saving worth an estimated $5308 a year based on average wages, new research by the Committee for Economic Development ...