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GBST develops private equity platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... the wholesale private equity market. The cloud-based SaaS platform will open investment opportunities to individual investors in Australia and New Zealand that were previously only available to institutional investors. It encompasses a website, online ...

ETF market to soar 30%: State Street

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... building capital markets and sales teams that understand liquidity and the suitability of ETF products for individual investors. "Additionally, fee rationalisation is needed. Investors who purchase ETFs are generally fee sensitive and are only willing ...

IMF flags concerns over 'risky' private credit market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... redemptions to align the investment horizon with the underlying illiquid assets. But new funds targeted at individual investors may have higher redemption risks," it said. "Although these risks are mitigated by liquidity management tools (such as gates ...

Wholesale investor tests up for parliamentary review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... Angels said that increases to the thresholds "worries us, as it might restrict the decision-making freedom of individual investors". "The existing thresholds enable a wide range of investors to take part in various investment opportunities and are capable ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... investing "aims to integrate personal values with investment decisions - but that can mean different things to individual investors". UniSuper referred the member to its sustainable investing policy. Other members are raising concerns about their super ...

KKR rolls out alternatives education solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
KKR has launched a digital education platform to help financial advisers and individual investors better understand the alternatives landscape. The KKR Alternatives Unlocked platform offers macroeconomic insights, investment perspectives and educational ...

Bragg proposes super fund reforms to protect retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... Takeovers Panel's mandate to include the requirement for mega super funds to consider the interests of individual investors in major transactions. He noted that the Panel already has authority to protect stakeholders during takeovers and suggested ...

Woodford investors approve Link redress scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... receive roughly 77 pence for every pound invested, or $1.47 for every $1.91. The scheme was opposed by some individual investors, including a collective known as the Woodford Campaign Group. In total, 3.9% voted against it; by value, this comprised nearly ...

Australia a central focus for alternatives: Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... as a result, alternatives managers are now focused on designing wealth products specifically tailored for individual investors to help do away with these pain points. "For this reason, market participants have launched in the Australian market several ...

Investor associations to unite

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... but the industry as a whole," the ASA board said. "We will be able to provide larger and greater access to individual investors looking for an independent, knowledgeable and proven source of education and advocacy." Meantime, the AIA board said the move ...