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CFS reviews Ironbark mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... in place while a process to consider any change of investment manager is underway," CFS wrote to investors yesterday. On August 22, Ironbark announced it will tear up its contract with RLAM, whose former head of equities, Peter Rutter, is now spearheading ...

Funds SA exec jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... investment corporation after a seven-year stint as executive manager of corporate engagement. Keenan left the organisation in August and was a core member of Funds SA's close-knit leadership team. Keenan plans to return to the East Coast for family ...

ASIC launches new AFSL portal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... ability to apply for, maintain and vary Australian financial services licences (AFSL). The new AFSL portal was launched on August 12 for a limited, invitation-only group. All AFS licensees and applicants will transition to the new AFSL portal in the ...

Australia a 'regional private wealth hotspot': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... of this embrace, Franklin Templeton launched its first alternative investments fund for Australian retail investors in August 2023. The report said as a result, managers should be aware that ASIC plans to set up a division next year to evaluate private ...

Cairns resurfaces at Associate Global Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... accounted for 5% of the AGP's revenue in FY24. Woodbridge appointed Equity Trustees (EQT) as Responsible Entity (RE) on August 1. AGP reported total funds under management of $1.22 billion, with net outflows of $61 million predominantly leaving the ...

Inflation eases in July

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... continued tightness in the rental market in capital cities. The annual rise in new dwelling prices has remained around 5% since August 2023, with builders passing on higher costs for labour and materials. The lower increase in housing for the year to ...

AustralianSuper takes monster hit on Pluralsight

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... of the company. AustralianSuper head of international equities and private equity Mark Hargraves, who joined the fund in August last year, said it remains strongly committed to private equity, as it's been the top performing asset class over five ...

Economists hit back at RBA guidance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... and a near-term cut "doesn't align with the board's current thinking". The RBA has introduced forward guidance since the August board meeting, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird says this guidance is "at ...

Former Brisbane adviser found guilty of fraud again

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... the grounds of there having been deficiencies in the trial judge's directions to the jury. The offending occurred between August 2013 and November 2015, resulting in a total loss of $5,958,870 to 12 of Jayaweera's former clients, ASIC said. Throughout ...

SSGA takes 5% stake in Raiz

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... fully paid ordinary shares in Raiz at $0.41 per share. This represents a 9.3% premium to the last close price of $0.375 on August 22. Raiz will undertake a share purchase plan to raise a further $2 million, also issued at $0.41 per share. Raiz said the ...