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Franklin Templeton brings Lexington Partners PE fund down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
The investment manager has launched the Franklin Lexington Private Equity Secondaries Fund, offering Australian investors access to a diversified private equity portfolio focused on the secondaries market. The new offering invests into an Australian ...

Licensees slash compliance spending: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
An alarming number of licensees are spending less on compliance, a new survey from Holley Nethercote shows, but a slew of reforms slated within the next 18 months could catch them off guard. Out of the 179 AFS Licensees and 29 credit licensees surveyed ...

The top Australian small-cap fund, year after year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
The Ophir Opportunities Fund has outperformed every rival in its category, topping the Australian small-cap fund rankings across all timeframes, according to the latest Mercer investment survey. The fund has returned 39.6% over one year besting the ...

Smaller super funds unfairly burdened by regulatory levy model: CPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
Members of small and medium-sized super funds have become "collateral damage" in an imperfect regulatory funding model, CPA Australia says, in response to Treasury's proposed levy changes for 2025-26. CPA Australia superannuation lead Richard Webb said ...

New Forests buys into Burapha

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
New Forests has acquired a majority interest in Burapha Agro-Forestry, a timber plantation forestry company in Laos. New Forests' Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2) together with Mirova's sustainable land use strategy have invested in Burapha ...

Future Group confirms more mergers ahead, undertakes review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Future Group is growing again, taking on the Zurich Master Superannuation Plan and a small MLC product. The Zurich Master Superannuation Plan will be merged into the Smart Future Trust alongside the MLC Insurance Only product that currently sits inside ...

Australian equity fund manager in a league of its own: Mercer survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
An Australian equity fund manager has run circles around its rivals over the year to March, according to Mercer's most recent investment survey. The Forager Funds Management Australian Shares Fund returned 21.7% before fees, outperforming all 123 investment ...

Pinnacle affiliate launches offshore version of smaller companies fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
Langdon Equity Partners, a small-cap investment boutique founded in Toronto and backed by Pinnacle Investment Management, has launched a UCITS fund to offer a global strategy to investors in the UK, Europe, and Asia. The Langdon Global Smaller Companies ...

Advisers seek investment philosophy, performance in managed accounts provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
Investment philosophy and portfolio performance are the main reasons why financial advisers have chosen their managed accounts provider, new research from Zenith Investment Partners show. The Unlocking Advice Efficiencies in 2025 report found that half ...

Mantis to distribute new micro cap offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Mantis Funds has secured a distribution deal with Balmoral Investors, taking its micro cap strategy to market. Mantis Funds will distribute the Balmoral Investors Micro Cap Fund to wholesale investors, offering access to quality ASX-listed micro caps ...