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Sue Brake joins Aware Super committee

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
Aware Super has invited former Future Fund investment chief Sue Brake and Macquarie Group veteran Grant Smith to join its investment committee. The two private markets experts - who have been appointed to the committee for two years - will oversee the ...

Investors brace as US unleashes tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
US President Donald Trump has unleashed a barrage of tariffs on just about every country, imposing a blanket 10% tariff on all imports from all countries, plus higher reciprocal tariffs on many countries to offset what he believes are barriers to US ...

Fortitude Investment Partners acquires majority stake in SMSF audit firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... be allocated to a few key business areas, including technology and automation, acquisitions, and talents. Conversely, the deal adds to Fortitude's growing portfolio of companies and reinforces its small cap and private market focus on finance and technology. ...

RBA flags concerns over 'geopolitical uncertainties'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... Global Advisors APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu said despite the oncoming US tariffs, Australia is well-positioned to deal with global uncertainty. " Although a slowdown in global growth is plausible, Australia's accelerating recovery is a barrier ...

University endowment mandates Osmosis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... Ben Dear said. "It is crucial when seeking to remove exposure to fossil fuels, that additional mitigation is undertaken to deal with demand as well as supply. Our Core Equity Ex-Fossil Fuels strategy achieves this while also reducing the portfolio's ...

Fink takes private markets to next level

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... That's who we were at the start of 2024. But it's not who we are anymore," he flagged. Early in 2024, BlackRock struck a deal to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), which owns London's Gatwick Airport, energy pipelines, and about ...

Adamantem Capital completes Mason Stevens acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
Adamantem Capital has completed its acquisition of Mason Stevens, with the deal to deliver significant value and benefits for the acquired firm. Mason Stevens will benefit from the deal by increasing investment in its integrated wealth platform and ...

ASIC told to 'end the chaos' of ASX CHESS issues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... regulator deals with complaints and how it executes its duties. The report suggested ASIC take "whatever steps are necessary" to deal with the ASX's CHESS system update issues. "The committee will continue to be interested in ASIC's work using its expanded ...

MA Financial bolsters sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
MA Financial Group has added a senior distribution executive to support growing demand from financial intermediaries and family offices. Renee Oldfield joins the firm's asset management arm - which specialises in private credit and real estate - ...

Active Super PM opens asset consultant

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... maintain relationships with fund managers.. Moreover, he went on to say, they frequently struggle to access high-quality deal flow and execute proper due diligence on private market assets, leading to suboptimal investment decisions. With his technical ...