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Robo-adviser reaches US$50bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... chief executive David Fortunato said. UBS was set to acquire Wealthfront for US$1.4 billion in early 2022 but fell through a few months later. Both parties said that it was "mutually agreed" upon to terminate the deal. Wealthfront had about US$27 billion ...

A-REIT strategies outperform G-REITs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... inherent risks in the real estate sector, such as interest-rate risk and susceptibility to broader economic activities, to name a few," Le said. "It's also paramount to be mindful that passive strategies are generally not designed to offer downside protection ...

Australian Ethical backs infrastructure debt funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... Australia. The fund will provide senior debt finance to 6-8 battery projects with a total capacity of 1.5-2GW over the next few years. The Energy Transition Fund's first two investments are loans to the Neoen Capital Battery and Genex Bouldercombe ...

Australia a central focus for alternatives: Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... when it comes to thinking about alternative products. "I think it's partly because such products have been here for a few years. So, there's a little bit of a jumpstart," he said. "While I am here and having conversations with global wealth advisers ...

More than $17m paid in CFD-related remediation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
More than $17.4 million has been made in compensation payments to retail clients affected by legal breaches by eight retail OTC derivative issuers, $13 million of which was paid by Binance alone. ASIC said the payments have been made to more than 2000 ...

Base rate lifts to 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... saying that while inflation in Australia passed its peak, it "is still too high and is proving more persistent than expected a few months ago". This is despite inflation declining in September from 6% to 5.4% on a year-on-year basis. On a quarterly basis ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
Treasury's proposed three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. ...

BNP Paribas to sharpen efforts down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... Paribas is prioritising long-term, high-quality partnerships. "Prioritisation for us is very critical. We're focusing on a few of the bigger clients that were anchored in custodial services and going deeper with them in that global marketplace, where ...

Government must revise infra pipeline: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... The treasurer declined to answer questions on the appointment of a new RBA deputy governor, however confirmed there are a few names in mind. "I'm not prepared to share any names today. We've got some more due diligence to do, and I want to make ...

PGIM executive quits after less than two years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... business," the spokesperson said. "Having established deep client networks and brand presence around the globe over the last few decades, we are now looking to modernise our approach to most effectively serve our Australian clients' growing needs ...