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ASX outlines opportunities in listed markets amid IPO slump

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... the adjustment of size thresholds for foreign exempt listings. Further, the ASX is advocating for consideration of dual class share structures in Australian public markets, which aims to mirror similar moves in the UK, Singapore, China and Hong Kong. ...

The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Australian direct property, which suffered due to lagged valuations, returned -6% - last year's poorest performing asset class. Other defensive assets like global listed infrastructure and hedge funds yielded returns of 13% and 9%, respectively.

Australian private capital sector totals $139bn: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... at $139 billion as of September 2024, largely unmoved since December 2023. Private credit has become an attractive asset class among global private wealth investors due to its "floating rate" properties in a high-interest rate environment, with managers ...

Franklin Templeton brings Lexington Partners PE fund down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... private equity portfolio focused on the secondaries market. The new offering invests into an Australian dollar-hedged share class of the Franklin Lexington PE Secondaries Fund (FLEX-I), a sub-fund of the Luxembourg-domiciled Franklin Lexington Private ...

FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... respect to the product options that are available... it's important that retirement advice cannot be provided by the New Class of Provider," the FAAA said. It also argued against collective charging of retirement advice because it gives a substantial ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
The Future Fund delivered a 7.9% return for the year to March 31, topping its annual target; though its quarterly performance undershot the benchmark. The sovereign wealth fund returned 1.2% for the March quarter, below the 1.9% target. However, over ...

Platinum merger no cure for active managers' challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
A merger between Platinum Asset Management and L1 Capital may deliver scale, but it won't resolve the deeper structural issues dogging traditional active managers, including fee pressure and market share loss to passive investment vehicles like ETFs ...

TWG Global takes stake in Mubadala Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... collaboration enhances our ability to capitalise on that opportunity set and provides us with additional access to world-class investment strategies." Meanwhile, Mubadala Capital managing director and chief executive Hani Barhoush said: "By combining ...

Hedge fund scraps local sales role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
BlueBay Asset Management has scrapped its institutional head of sales role in Australia and New Zealand, opting to distribute through a local firm. Ciaran McAssy confirmed his departure from the fixed-income hedge fund after almost 13 years as head ...

JP Morgan AM hires from Vanguard

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... innovative and cost-effective investment solutions," he said. "I am excited to join JPMAM to work with clients to provide best-in-class active ETF solutions from a globally respected asset manager. I look forward to leveraging my experience to drive ...