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Schroders shutters local private debt arm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... relate to the Schroder RF joint venture which was established in 2021 when Schroders bought half of RF Eclipse, part of Andrew Roberts' family office RF Group. Schroders won its first Australian private debt mandate in April 2022, being given $250 million ...

The productivity bubble has burst: Productivity Commission

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
The latest national account figures indicate that Australia's productivity growth remains in the doldrums, prompting the Productivity Commission to declare revitalising productivity growth as a national priority. September quarter figures showed ...

Rest appoints two general managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Rest has appointed two general managers to propel its strategic focus on workplace culture and employee experience. Amy Mathews, who was formerly head of organisational development at Aware Super for eight years, has been appointed general manager of ...

Iress wealth technology lead exits

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... a group of people he had worked alongside within the organisation, including the former group chief technology officer Andrew Todd. "To my colleagues and team at Iress, thank you for your trust, your dedication, and for making this journey so memorable," ...

Insignia rejects Bain Capital takeover proposal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
Insignia Financial has rejected the takeover proposal put forward by Bain Capital last week. In an ASX announcement, the wealth manager said its board believes that, based on its view of the fundamental value of the company, the proposed transaction ...

Growth performance of Australia's top investment managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
Vanguard is the largest exchange-traded product (ETP) manager in Australia, having also so far this year achieved the highest growth from a funds under management (FUM) perspective ($15.4 billion) - however, there's more to the picture. According to ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
AMP has dared to go where no super fund has gone, taking the plunge with a "modest allocation" to Bitcoin, even as other industry heavyweights stand resolute in their rejection of the digital asset. Last week, AMP senior portfolio manager Steve Flegg ...

Perpetual takeover 'not in the best interests of shareholders'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
The proposed acquisition of Perpetual's wealth management and corporate trustees' businesses by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has been deemed not in the best interests of shareholders. An independent expert informed the wealth manager that the risk ...

Betashares terminates nine funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
Betashares has pulled the plug on a range of funds because of low investor uptake. The ETF provider announced last week that it will be axing its Online Retail and E-Commerce ETF (IBUY), Digital Health and Telemedicine ETF (EDOC), Future of Payments ...

Australia home to 43 billionaires: UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... Cannon-Brookes ($24.4bn), Anthony Pratt and family ($23bn), Scott Farquhar ($22.9bn), Clive Palmer ($22.8bn), and Nicola Forest and Andrew Forest ($17bn each). Given the continued growth in the number of Australian billionaires, head of UBS global wealth ...