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Quinbrook, CATL to build battery storage solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... TelstraSuper handed over an undisclosed amount to Quinbrook for its Net Zero Power Fund. Around the same time, Rest went on record to say that it committed $1 billion to Quinbrook to invest in a range of assets such as green data centres, and solar and ...

NZ Super commits NZ$50m to private equity manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... investors. NZ Super head of external investments and partnerships Del Hart praised Direct Capital's "strong" track record and noted it upholds a "well-deserved" reputation for its strategies. "Direct Capital gives us a way to invest in local businesses ...

Aussie dividends underperform on global scale: Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... including the US, Canada, France, Japan and China, Janus Henderson Investors' new report shows. Global dividend grew to a record US$1.75 trillion in 2024, according to Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index, which is a 6.6% increase on an underlying basis ...

BNP Paribas wins new custody mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... Zealand Daniel Cheever said: "We have developed strong capabilities in Australia, thanks to our local expertise and track record with insurance clients. We look forward to working closely with Medibank to deliver on their strategic goals, while we continue ...

Younger women embrace geared strategies: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... investors rose to 100,000 in 2024, outpacing the 10% growth in online retail investors. The figure is also closing in on the record number 109,000 set in 2021 across the past six years. The number of geared investors rose from 84,000 in 2023 to 100,000 ...

Active ETF issuance forebodes bigger market share: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... issued. Most active ETFs are under three years old globally. So, they haven't really achieved the scale and the track record yet," J.P. Morgan AM global head of ETFs Travis Spence told Financial Standard. "That's one of the reasons why we think ...

State Street expands global custody footprint

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA). Throughout the period, overall assets under custody rose by 8% to a record high of $5.44 trillion.

Boutique appoints distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... Goldman Sachs and Victor Smorgon family office- and Ezekowitz who spent 20 years at RBC Capital. "Ben has a fantastic track record of shaping successful outcomes for investors, and I am delighted to bring his energy, expertise, and leadership to the ...

Perpetual profits dented after KKR deal goes up in smoke

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
Perpetual's net profit after tax (NPAT) crumbled because of its simplification program, strategic review, and the fallout from its dead KKR deal. Notably, Perpetual's board scrapped the KKR deal earlier this week. However, KKR insists that a ...

The productivity problem: Good ideas never put to use

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
The Productivity Commission's (PC) latest Annual productivity bulletin has revealed multifactor productivity growth has been almost non-existent in recent times. The bulletin said a creeping inefficiency and failure to push the boundaries of innovation ...