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Prime Value expands microcap fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... microcap stocks provide ongoing opportunity to exploit an inefficient part of the market. "There is a lot of scope for active managers to generate alpha via smaller companies," Ivers said. "The Fund is also positioned to capitalise on market swings so ...

Janus Henderson finalises strategic partnership with life insurer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... addition, Guardian will commit up to US$400 million ($608m) for Janus Henderson in securitised credit and high quality active fixed income products, as well as other leading fixed income capabilities, it said. As part of this strategic partnership, Guardian ...

Aware Super delivers double digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
Aware Super has delivered a return of 11.9% for its Future Saver High Growth option - its default MySuper option for under 55s - for the 2025 financial year. Retirees invested in Aware's Conservative Balanced option also enjoyed strong performance with ...

Lack of confidence in US equities brings investors back home

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... more stable option. The sentiment comes amid a resurgence of returning investors despite ongoing volatility. The number of active online investors were up 2% compared to the previous half, from 1.33 million in November 2024 to 1.36 million in May 2025 ...

Aware Super flies the coop with sale to KKR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
Aware Super has sold its stake in ProTen to KKR for an undisclosed amount. Established in 2001, ProTen develops, owns, and operates farm infrastructure for Australia's poultry supply chain. The company manages poultry infrastructure including more than ...

Potential Insignia takeover edges closer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... CC Capital Partners expressed interest in the takeover by offering a higher sum for the shares, and remains as the only active bidder in the deal. Following much back-and-forth between the two, Insignia has granted both companies more time to finalise ...

MLC AM delivers real returns for members in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... of view, we still want to keep our equities at least at neutral," he said. MLC MySuper, for example, mandates a mix of active and passive managers. "We have about 60% in what we call 'enhanced passive managers', which are lower risk quantitative ...

Legalsuper celebrates double digit returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... short-term noise. "We have held our position in the US throughout this period, with the combination of risk-controlled mandates, active mid-cap technology exposures and strategic global equity and sovereign debt holdings delivering high top-quartile ...

Talent exodus hits Zenith, Lonsec and Evidentia

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... more than two decades' experience in investment management. He also held roles at Lonsec, including deputy head of active manager research and head of Australian equities. He began his career as a credit analyst at National Australia Bank. For his ...

InvestSMART names chief operating officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... worked as portfolio manager for a decade at Aurora. InvestSMART runs professionally managed accounts using ETFs with four active ASX-listed ETFs under its Intelligent Investor brand. InvestSMART also launched its investing platform in March last year ...