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Passive funds save $14.4bn in fees: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... year to March. This was achieved via the reduction in fees charged for individual products and investors self-selecting lower-fee products. BlackRock, for example, had the largest percentage and absolute fee reduction, moving from 0.33% p.a. to 0.29% ...

Evergreen funds prime for retail PE investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
During a panel session at the act Conference 2024 yesterday, private equity experts spoke of the growing appeal of evergreen funds as a vehicle for retail investors looking to invest in private markets. Unlike traditional private funds, evergreen funds ...

Consultation begins on new merger notification thresholds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... two of the parties, including the acquirer group, is at least $20 million, or a share of 50% of an affected market with a lower turnover requirement of $10 million. "These reforms are incredibly important for boosting productivity and competition, which ...

Aware Super completes first UK deal

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... Romashkan joins the board of euNetworks. "This opportunity aligns well with our investment thesis. We can directly invest to lower overall fund costs for members, it has a strong return profile, and we are also able to actively manage our members' ...

Inflation eases in July

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... dwelling prices has remained around 5% since August 2023, with builders passing on higher costs for labour and materials. The lower increase in housing for the year to July was primarily due to falls in prices for electricity. Electricity prices fell ...

NGS Super to cut insurance premiums

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
NGS Super will adjust its insurance costs, resulting in lower premiums for more than 97% of its members, from October 1. The super fund noted, however, that a "small group of members" will experience an increase in costs. On average, its members will ...

Pacific Current sees profits up 24%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
... appointing an affiliate of GQG to provide investment management services to PAC. "The transaction results in a significantly lower cost structure for PAC while ensuring continuity of portfolio management of PAC's portfolio. The agreement externalising ...

Dexus property valuation rout deepens by $2bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... remains a key differentiator for asset performance, with the Sydney core and Melbourne eastern core again reporting materially lower vacancy compared with their respective CBD averages. The Brisbane market continues to improve, benefiting from strong ...

QIC promotes key private equity staff

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... global investment company. There, he covered diligence for co-investment and secondary opportunities, focussing on middle and lower-middle-market buyouts and growth equity. Before joining Abrdn, Suen was the first employee at JDX Consulting, a financial ...

Losses further sink Lendlease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... to $809 million in the last financial year. The development and construction units' earnings were partially offset by lower contributions from the investments division. The investments unit's EBITDA was $174 million for the period, down 48% year ...