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ASIC hits back at parliament: 'Simply not realistic'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo had some choice words when addressing the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services today. When questioned over its capacity to respond to people who ...

Antipodes acquires boutique manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... Antipodes. Wu co-founded the firm in 2005 with his veteran financial planner father Simon after seeing demand from Chinese-Australian clients about access to their homeland's investment markets. In response, they set up the Premium China Fund, a ...

ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... head of APAC business development Matt Bushby said the launch of the fund marks the next stage of growth strategy for Australian investors, flagging that the fund manager is potentially looking at opportunities to launch other global equity strategies ...

Plenary Group sells 49% stake to ADQ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ has acquired a 49% stake in Plenary Group as it marks its first investment in an Australian company. ADQ will inject funds into the $32 billion public infrastructure investor, developer, and manager as the latter ramps ...

What retiree portfolios need to avoid future cost-of-living crises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
The key to a "successful investment strategy" is the ability to generate returns over the long term and managing inflation is an important piece of the strategy, says a Challenger report. Investments much achieve a real rate of return that not only ...

J.P. Morgan lists new global equity ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... global nature of our business and our sheer scale that enables us to offer a high conviction, global equity solution to Australian investors at comparatively low cost." The ETF, initially launched as a UCITS in September 2023, amassed US$2 billion in ...

AFM Investment Partners brings new feeder fund to Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... German renewable infrastructure specialist KGAL Real Investments has joined forces with AFM Investment Partners to bring Australian investors access to two impact funds. The feeder fund will give Australian investors access to KGAL's two impact funds ...

The funds delivering up to 30% returns: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
Mercer's investment performance charts have revealed which Australian funds are giving investors the biggest returns, with some delivering over 30%. ECP Asset Management's All Cap fund was the top performer, delivering a massive 32% annual return, before ...

Link shareholders approve takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... acquisition of Link Group will further enable MUFG to accelerate its global business expansion, with access to the Australian superannuation funds and global corporate clients to service out broad range of MUFG solutions, and enabling us to strengthen ...

Mega super fund opens first international office

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... managers and this is the next logical step for us to expand our investment capability," Patrick said. "The team in Australian Retirement Trust's UK office will work with external investment managers to source new investment opportunities for our ...