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PGIM names institutional client group lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... alternative asset classes. With a proven track record in private alternative investments, the firm has managed multibillion-dollar client mandates on the ground, including Australian real estate equity and debt strategies via PGIM Real Estate, and providing ...

Vale Lang Walker

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
Sydney-based property magnate and philanthropist Lang Walker has passed away, aged 78. Walker, who alongside his father Alec formed the privately-owned property development company Walker Corporation over 50 years ago, has been remembered as a nation-builder ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
Interest rates will continue to be a driving force behind client conversations in 2024 as financial advisers remain agile regardless of whichever direction they will go. The rapid upward trajectory of interest rates - from 0.10% in April 2022 to today's ...

Commonwealth Super Corp reworks admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... (CSCri). From March 1, members across these divisions will see their administration fees and costs change. The existing dollar-based administration fee charged will be reduced, however a new asset-based administration fee will be introduced alongside ...

Bitcoin ETFs reach US$4.6bn in trading volume on launch day

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
... the extent to which that could be from capital outflows is unclear. Grayscale received appropriately 43% of the overall dollar volume among the 11 newly launched spot bitcoin ETFs launched yesterday, with BlackRock securing roughly 30%, and Fidelity ...

Caddick SMSF clients should recoup all funds: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... the receivers are that victims are likely to get back from the receivership alone, in the order of 35 to 40 cents in the dollar. For a Ponzi scheme that is quite a remarkable result and a credit to the receivers." Mackay Chapman acted on behalf of one ...

Agricultural sector in for a mixed 2024: Outlook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... production costs high. These elevated costs are driven by high gas prices, volatile oil production and a low Australian dollar," Rural Bank said. The cost of seasonal labour will also remain high, driven by the low unemployment rate and minimum wage ...

Soul Patts raises stake in Perpetual

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... In a possible attempt to move closer to another takeover bid, WHSP has also entered an equity collar agreement. A fixed-dollar value collar is a strategy where a company that may be acquired can protect itself from the stock price fluctuations of the ...

Internal teams to manage 43% of super FUM by 2043: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... are set to get even more uncomfortable for them. "Super funds internally managing bigger slices of their multi-trillion-dollar investment portfolios will profoundly change Australia's investment management industry. For investment managers, hundreds ...

Interest rates on hold as RBA pauses

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... around the statement err the remarks towards a dovish outcome that auger well for AUD rates but less so for the Australia dollar," Evans said. "It also contrasts with the general tone from the RBNZ last week and could fuel further downside in the AUDNZD ...