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Perpetual halves investment in embattled Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
Perpetual has almost halved its holding in embattled Star Entertainment as the casino operator continues to face governance and financial woes. Perpetual notified investors after the market close yesterday that it had sold 129.7 million shares at around ...

US election to add to inflation woes: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... urbanisation, rising consumption and a growing, aspirational population - remain true," Brewis said. "We believe that active stock picking based on a fundamental bottom-up approach, with an awareness of macro factors, is the best way for investors to ...

UBS terminates Future Leaders small cap fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
UBS has pulled the plug on its Future Leaders Global Small Companies Fund, less than two years after its Australian launch. The fund, which was an actively managed global strategy of 40 to 60 small cap "future leader" stocks, designed to provide investors ...

UniSuper offers plenty to like, says Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... Hogg, Morningstar said. Regarding performance, "UniSuper has delivered impressive long-term returns," Morningstar said. "... stock and manager selection within asset classes has been consistently strong, while active asset allocation choices have delivered ...

CFS unveils fund manager, fee changes to FirstChoice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) is introducing a bunch of fund manager, asset allocation, and fee changes to two of its FirstChoice products from November 16. For FirstChoice Employer Super, Platypus Australian Equities will take over as investment manager ...

Euroz Hartleys Group names managing director

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
The Perth-based financial services business has appointed a managing director, promoting from one of its subsidiaries. Tim Bunney has taken on the role, stepping up from managing director and head of institutional sales of the group's main operating ...

abrdn bleeds $6bn, share price plummets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... moves. Meanwhile, it's Insurance Partners business also saw net outflows of $2.15 billion (£1.1bn). Listed on the London Stock Exchange, at the close on Wednesday abrdn's share price was $320 (£164.05) - at the open on Thursday it had sunk to $295 ...

BlackRock lowers fees on two funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
... the portfolio and make changes from time to time," it said. "Based on current market conditions we have a primary focus on stock specific risk, making it more difficult to achieve the previously stated outperformance target." The investment objective ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
The controversial $370 billion pact between the US, Australia, and the UK, or 'AUKUS', is being sold as a boon for the economy and nation-building exercise that will amplify defence capabilities and strengthen regional security. But is it all ...

US better positioned to deliver strong returns: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said the start of the financial year has kicked off strongly, following on from a positive 2023/34 result, but going forward the US is better positioned than Australia to continue delivering strong returns. ...