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Challenger launches $250m unsecured note offer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
Challenger Limited has launched a $250 million offer of Challenger Capital Notes 4, a new type of unsecured note, to boost capital. The offer, which includes both a New Money Offer and a Reinvestment Offer, will be used to fund a subscription for Additional ...

Capital markets spearhead next recession: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
Capital markets will be potentially the epicentre of the next financial crisis, according to an investment expert, as unsustainable debt levels could tip global economies into a recession. In her recent visit to Australia, Ariel Investments chief investment ...

abrdn terminates funds amid transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
abrdn is terminating five funds as part of the consolidation of the local business, key to which is its recent partnership with SG Hiscock. The fund manager has confirmed it will terminate a raft of funds on or around March 15, including some of its ...

Australia survives global pension rout

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
Amid the largest drop in global pension assets since the GFC, Australian super funds held steady with lower bond allocations and Super Guarantee flows. Global pension assets had their largest annual decline since the GFC, dropping 16.7% to $47.9 trillion ...

Recession risk for Australia minimal: Forum

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
Australia will remain resilient amid raging headwinds posed by inflation and interest rates, to the extent that it will meet its growth forecast and avoid a recession, according to an investment expert. La Trobe Financial chief investment officer Chris ...

Sun Venture makes first purchase down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
The Singaporean investment giant has acquired 50 Miller Street in North Sydney for $148 million, following an expressions of interest campaign in Q3 of last year. The 10-storey block, previously owned by Sydney-based investment manager Sumner Capital ...

Downside risk dominates Australia's economic outlook: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Australia's economy is on a narrow path to a soft landing, with downside risks. An IMF report said downside risks to the economic outlook dominate, with uncertainty regarding global growth, commodity ...

Norwegian wealth fund reports -14.1% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global finished 2022 down a record $222 billion, saying it was a "very unusual year". The oil fund recorded the biggest loss in its history. Its previous largest loss was in 2008 amid the Global Financial Crisis when ...

Brighter Super revamps board structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
Having maintained a 15-person board to oversee the integration of Energy Super and Suncorp's superannuation business, Brighter Super kicked off 2023 with a new board composition including a new appointment. As of this month, Brighter Super's ...

Calastone reports sharp managed fund flow declines in 2022

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
According to Calastone's Fund Flow Index, Australian investors significantly reduced their investments in managed funds in 2022. The index showed a sharp decline in inflows across all asset classes, with the biggest drop coming from fixed income funds. ...