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BlackRock sets new AUM record

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
... Partners (GIP) acquisition, as well as higher technology services and subscription revenue, partially offset by lower performance fees. "We surpassed the fundraising target for GIP's fifth flagship, raising US$25.2 billion and delivering the largest-ever ...

Most Hostplus options achieve double-digit returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... 10.81% to members, while the Indexed Balance option turned in 12.02%. Hostplus chief executive David Elia said the performance is testament to the strength of the fund's investment strategy. "Our Balanced (MySuper) option has a track record as the number ...

Superannuation is Australia's 'productivity engine': ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... areas to increase productivity include reducing regulatory volatility for long-term investment vehicles, reforming performance benchmarks for future-focused sectors; and removing stamp duty from transaction cost under RG97, ASFA said. Others included ...

Ascalon continues to build its team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... formerly of Zenith Investment Partners, and Tori Flygare, ex-GQG Partners. Ascalon continues to expand its footprint as a performance-led investment and asset consulting firm designed to support advice businesses in scaling with confidence, enhancing ...

Rest Super loses investment risk lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... quant solutions within QSuper's investment strategy team, Leck focused on portfolio construction, research and performance measurement. He held a similar role at Cbus Super, managing fixed credit and cash asset classes and looking after the quant ...

QIC names four new principals

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... across QIC Infrastructure and the firm's commitment to providing career pathways in recognition of both individual performance and business needs. "We're exceptionally proud of our team and the value they provide to our clients and stakeholde ...

Platinum, L1 merger to help fight 'organic business decline'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... does not expect the potential merger to result in improved flows into Platinum's suite of funds "given their poor performance". "More broadly, the structural challenges facing traditional active managers like Platinum and L1 remain - namely, fee pressure ...

Gold ETFs outshine large caps: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... shows BetaShares' Global Gold Miners ETF (Hedged), which is backed by physical gold bullion and aims to track the performance of the price of gold, made 43.8% p.a. Global X's Physical Gold returned 43.7% p.a. Another BetaShares product - the Gold ...

ETF market breaks through $280bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... esports contributed to the growth. "The growth of net flows into gold has followed the yellow metal's exceptional performance in 2025, leading the market with 26% returns for 1H25," VanEck chief executive and managing director Arian Neiron said. "Gold ...

Australia an 'efficient' market for multinationals

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... the region, coming in just below New Zealand and Singapore. The report said Australia demonstrates strong balanced performance in cost efficiency and processing speed when it comes to meeting sophisticated requirements. The report specifically pointed ...