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UniSuper commits over $760m to Macquarie AM's infra strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... Industries is a manufacturer of reflective glass beads and microspheres critical for road infrastructure and performance materials. The transaction for Potters Industries is ongoing, and once completed, UniSuper, MAM and Partners Capital will acquire ...

Vanguard partners to launch core-satellite portfolios for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... Vanguard and Lonsec will actively provide service and distribution support to advisers, including product education materials, client resources, quarterly client reporting, access to webinars, and support for embedding the model portfolios into their ...

Concentration of private credit sector a concern: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... attached to asset values. It also said there is a lack of consistency when it comes to methodologies, and that marketing materials often don't adequately reflect risks and illiquidity of private credit investments. The review also raises concerns ...

GQG FUM rises $1bn in face of continued outflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... "extraordinary market volatility" after US tariffs were rolled out. GQG also scaled back holdings in communication services, materials and industrials across all four flagship strategies, but not to the extent that it undercut tech and consumer discretionary ...

Family offices stand firm on sustainable investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... for many family offices in terms of investment themes. Food and agriculture, healthcare, and circular and innovative materials are other important themes. SFI chief executive Katy Yung said the results show real and genuine commitment to sustainable ...

ASIC permanently bans convicted investment manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... 2022 after being found to have engaged in "misleading and deceptive conduct" by publishing and distributing promotional materials - ASIC was, however, satisfied that Jakob and AlphaThorn's conduct was careless as opposed to deliberate or dishonest. ...

Funds SA pushes for efficiencies with AI targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
... Michalakis saying "it's very early days." So far, the team has largely used it to build presentations and develop educational materials and tools. Keyword searches in research documents may well come next, he added. "We're using it as an assistant, for ...

Investors 'ignoring' volatility: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... market's "fixation" on revenue growth and momentum has left opportunities in more "mundane" sectors like energy and materials, which are largely ignored. "We see abundant opportunity in these less fashionable corners of the market," Conlon said. "We ...

TelstraSuper Balanced option makes 9.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... was the standout performer, returning 9%, with the next-best performing sector being financials which returned 4.3%. Materials was the worst-performing sector, returning -3.1%.

GQG assets hit record high despite underperformance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... "extraordinary market volatility" after US tariffs were rolled out. GQG also scaled back holdings in communication services, materials and industrials across all four flagship strategies, but not to the extent that it undercut tech and consumer discretionary ...