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Challenger posts mixed Q3 FY25 result

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Challenger saw strong growth in annuity sales but its assets and funds under management fell in the third quarter of FY25. Challenger's funds under management were $115.2 billion, a $5.9 billion drop, mainly due to negative market movements, but also ...

DII drives life insurance disputes: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... with 20.3% and AIA Australia with 23.2%. About 89,000 non-advised customers paid $154 million in DII premiums, with TAL holding 49.1% of this market.

ANSC's Australian Food & Agriculture takeover tanks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Corporation's (ANSC) bid to acquire the Bell family and Alastair Provan-owned Australian Food & Agriculture Company (AFA) for $780 million fell through. Nasdaq-listed ANSC, a special purpose acquisition company ...

Global investor services group enters Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
Global investor services firm IQ-EQ has entered the Australian market with the acquisition of AMAL Group - a provider of corporate trust, agency services and loan servicing solutions. The strategic acquisition of AMAL Group includes AMAL Asset Management ...

Acadian AM launches EM equity fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... of companies with returns closely linked to local influences. "This fund has been designed to be a core emerging market holding, due to its high stock diversity, multifactor approach, and low stock-specific risk profile," he said. "It could also be a ...

Webull launches SMSF account offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
Webull Securities Australia has launched a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) account offering, targeting cost-conscious younger investors. Webull's SMSF offering has no monthly fees and features commission-free trading on ASX and US-listed exchange-traded ...

GSFM, Munro branch out to New Zealand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
GSFM affiliate Munro Partners' Global Growth Climate Leaders Fund has entered the New Zealand market. The fund, which was spawned from the Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund, has been set up as a portfolio investment entity (PIE) for Kiwi wholesale ...

Regal writes off Opthea, FUM takes 8% hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Regal Partners has written off its entire investment in Opthea, which contributed to funds under management (FUM) taking an 8.3% hit in the March 2025 quarter. Regal ended up with $16.5 billion as total FUM suffered a $540 million loss stemming from ...

Cbus plays it steady amid rocky start to the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... the Magnificent Seven and four Australian banks. But with more volatility this year, and some signs of mean reversion, holding the line on active management, he said, has worked well in the most recent quarter. "This year, so far, we haven't made any ...

GQG rejigs allocations amid tariff pain

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
GQG has slashed its consumer discretionary and information technology holdings as it repositions for the "extraordinary market volatility" after US tariffs were rolled out last week. GQG said it continues to reposition portfolios with "the aim of achieving ...