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Schroders expands stable of global equity funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
Schroders launched a new global equity fund this week, aiming to exploit 'growth gaps.' The Schroder Global Equity Alpha Fund was introduced to wholesale and institutional investors this week, a concentrated portfolio of global equities managed by co-head ...

More to do in the fight against inflation: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
The government is rolling out a host of measures to provide cost-of-living relief to Australians. As previously flagged in the Budget, from this month the government will provide more help for renters, pensioners and reduce the cost of medicines for ...

Former Courtenay House director sentenced

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
Former Courtenay House director Tony Iervasi has been sentenced to prison for 11 years, with a non-parole period of seven years, for his involvement in one of the nation's biggest Ponzi schemes. Between 13 December 2010 and 21 April 2017, Iervasi ...

Perpetual chair to leave as $472m loss recorded

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
Perpetual shareholders have finally been given an estimate of the cash proceeds from its deal with KKR, as the group reports a massive $472 million loss and farewells its chair. Releasing its full year results this morning, Perpetual reported a statutory ...

MA Financial eyes growth with Warburg Pincus, Flexicommercial

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
MA Financial has announced two new agreements - with each deal worth up to $1 billion - to expand its real estate investment options for institutional investors, including introducing an Australian-first program. A collaboration with Warburg Pincus ...

Hostplus adds investment options, makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
Hostplus has announced it is introducing three new investment options for members from October 1. The super fund said the new options are Indexed Growth, Indexed Conservative Balanced and Indexed Capital Stable. Indexed Growth will target 2.5% above ...

ASX lifts revenue amid lower listings, capital raises

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
The ASX earned record revenue of $1.03 billion in the 2024 financial year despite a volatile period for equity markets and lower capital raising. Total revenue grew 2.4% from the prior corresponding period, largely driven by the exchange's markets ...

SEC seeks to shut down $450m Ponzi scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
The US regulator has filed charges over a $453 million Ponzi scheme that saw more than 2000 investors' retirement savings spent on luxury yachts, private jets and more. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) obtained a preliminary injunction ...

Pandemic-era savings to dry up: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has warned that the extraordinary amount of savings Australians amassed during the pandemic will run dry by the end of the year. CBA said Australians had accrued around $300 billion in additional savings during the period, as ...

Australians urged to consider bequests amid $5.4tn wealth transfer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
JBWere's The Bequest Report found that only $1.3 billion, which is equivalent to 1% of the estimated $150 billion in inheritance, will be donated to charity this year. This compares to 1% ($229m) in New Zealand, 3.7% ($7.6bn) in the UK, and 4.4% ...