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HESTA lowers insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... to 31%, as well as its private equity investments from 5% to 3%. Cash exposure will increase from 5% to 7%, while global debt will rise from 17% to 19%. The Sustainable Growth option's "poor financial practices" exclusion will soon cease. This is ...

Rising HNW numbers fuel need for specialist advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... returns, particularly among UHNW individuals, who are drawn to the potential of private equity, venture capital, and private debt funds," Praemium said. Praemium chief strategy officer Denis Orrock said the changing dynamics of the HNW and UHNW space ...

FAAA ramps up Dixon inquiry campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... every federal member of parliament asking for their support in calling for a public inquiry, with the association saying a debt of as much as $135 million could be lumped on advisers if nothing is done to rectify the situation. In turn, this would likely ...

Metrics to list CRE fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... Trust. Some 50% of funds will be deployed in the passive trust, which has exposure to diversified commercial real estate (CRE) debt. The other half will be invested in the active trust that has exposure to equity or hybrid instruments. MRE targets a ...

Elanor shakes up leadership, sells down fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... divestment of the hotel assets within the Elanor Hotel Accommodation Fund (EHAF) with the proceeds to reduce the fund's debt and return capital to EHAF investors. Asset realisation programs are also in progress for several single asset retail managed ...

Federal Court approves AMP BOLR class action settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... personal and professional lives have been shattered by the decision to alter the BOLR Policy. Many remain in significant debt. Most have experienced deep personal trauma and anxiety. Some have suffered with suicidal ideation," the judge said. "These ...

Schroders expands stable of global equity funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... societies. These include decarbonisation, demographics and deglobalisation. Cost pressures from these forces and high sovereign debt look set to keep interest rates higher for some time," it said. "A recalibration of investment quality, risk and asset ...

End of the road for three Franklin Templeton funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... growing and determined it was best to return proceeds to investors. The fund, which invested in investment grade, high-yielding debt securities, and financial derivative instruments, had $10.3 million in AUM. At the time of its launch in 2016, the Macro ...

More to do in the fight against inflation: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... cost-of-living support to be rolled out in the future, including tax cuts, energy rebates for households and small businesses, student debt relief and more funding for emergency and flood relief, amongst other things. "The primary focus of the Albanese ...

Aware Super completes first UK deal

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... direct investments from Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) and APG Asset Management (APG). "Our successful debt refinancing and equity recapitalisation underscores the robust value proposition and fundamental infrastructure delivered ...