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BetaShares' Nasdaq ETF surpasses $1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
BetaShares' Nasdaq 100 ETF exceeded $1 billion in assets under management at the end of August, a net increase of more than $500 million since the outset of the year. As of the end of August, the ETF had $1.17 billion in AUM. Around $300 million of ...

La Trobe completes half billion issuance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
Blackstone owned La Trobe Financial has completed a $500 million residential mortgage backed security (RMBS) issuance. "We are pleased with the pricing this transaction achieved in a market that continues to carry significant uncertainty," La Trobe ...

Aware Super, Lendlease execute $200m recapitalisation

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
Aware Super and Lendlease have closed nearly $200 million in recapitalisation loans on assets in Boston and Chicago, working with Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Singapore's OCBC Bank to close the deals. Lendlease and Aware Super - formerly ...

Global equities manager hires GM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
A boutique fund manager has hired a former Bank of America executive to help expand its global equities offering. Rhys Cahill joins Talaria Capital on November 16 as general manager of business after spending more than 15 years at Bank of America Merrill ...

BlackRock wins $7.1bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
BlackRock has secured a $7.1 billion (£4bn) mandate from a UK pension scheme. The investment manager will provide asset allocation and manager-selection decisions across all asset classes for the Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme (CAAPS), a defined ...

Argo Infrastructure posts $9.3m loss, but increases dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
The ASX-listed infrastructure investment company has increased its fully franked dividends for the full year, despite reporting a loss of $9.3 million. Argo Global Listed Infrastructure said the multi-million dollar loss was a result of a downward revaluation ...

IOOF posts profit, restructures business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
IOOF posted a net profit of $147 million for FY20, while also announcing a range of changes to its advice businesses as part of its advice transformation. IOOF announced its Bridges business will be transformed into a fully salaried network, while it ...

Household debt a major risk: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
The long-run rise in household indebtedness has increased concerns about the risks this poses globally to banking sectors and economies more broadly, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia. In a new paper titled How Risky is Australian Household ...

Chief economist update: Comeback COVID

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
"One, two, Freddy's coming for you Three, four, better lock your door Five, six, grab a crucifix Seven, eight, ya better stay awake Nine, ten, he's back again." Just replace "Freddy" with "COVID" and this Nightmare on Elm Street remake of the ...

Suncorp wealth business down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
Suncorp has reported an 8% drop in funds under administration for its wealth business, as it posted a 6.8% fall in ongoing operations for FY20 as a result of COVID-19. Suncorp has been battered by extreme weather events, high reinsurance costs and low ...