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Private wealth group splashes $182m on Hejaz

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... Last year, Hejaz appointed Openmarkets to facilitate its Shariah-compliant investment platform. These include the Hejaz Equities Fund (ASX: ISLM), Hejaz Property Fund (ASX: HJZP) and Hejaz Sukuk Fund (ASX: SKUK). "The demand for Sharia-compliant financial ...

Falcon Capital, First Guardian fund to be wound up

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... of the First Guardian Global Income Fund; the First Guardian Australian Development Fund; the First Guardian Absolute Equities Fund; the First Guardian Trulet Innovation Fund; and the First Guardian Global Equity Fund, will all be wound up in the pro ...

Top ART executives depart in reshuffle

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Australia Retirement Trust has appointed new heads for its equities, fixed-income, private debt and capital markets businesses following a revamp of its investment team. The superannuation giant's plan to simplify the investment process has seen ...

Aware Super names portfolio and construction lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... Aware Super has appointed a former AustralianSuper head of portfolio construction and strategy within the public market equities team. Michael Stavropoulos, who also holds the title of senior portfolio manager, has joined a team that manages $100 billion ...

AllianzGI appoints public and private markets lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... investment chief of fixed income for Asia Pacific - will become investment chief for fixed income next January. As for equities, Michael Heldmann will become the chief investment officer in October 2025, succeeding Virginie Maisonneuve, who has decided ...

US pension funds haemorrhage US$249bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
The 25 largest state and local pension investment funds in the US have lost an estimated US$249 billion in public equities, according to the Equable Institute. The institute, which is a bipartisan nonprofit, said most of the damage occurred over the ...

Cbus plays it steady amid rocky start to the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
After a stretch that's favoured equities, particularly passive strategies, which hasn't bode well for active management or diversified portfolios, the tide is beginning to turn, according to Cbus deputy chief investment officer Leigh Gavin. Gavin said ...

Fitzpatricks names head of product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... programs." Fitzpatricks recently appointed Russell Investments as its consulting partner amid closing its Australian equities solutions within its multi-asset separately managed accounts (SMAs). Russell was tasked to develop and actively manage a factor-based ...

Which fund managers are making the most from investor fees?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... build sophisticated portfolios. "As a result, our broad range of funds are being adopted across asset classes including equities, bonds, and other assets as our innovative investment solutions help our clients meet their portfolio construction goals ...

Lakehouse Capital lists first fund on ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... "backing its best ideas" and aligns with research suggesting optimal diversification occurs at this range for large-cap equities. Thompson cited MercadoLibre as an example, noting that its competitive edge, underpinned by network effects across its online ...