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MLC MySuper option returns 9.8%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... price gain given strong revenue and profit growth." The portfolio also benefited from its investments in extended and alternative credit strategies. Gamerov added that the strong performance from global shares over the past 12 months was significant ...

ANZ, Blackstone launch HNWI fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... alternatives fund manager Blackstone have launched a multi-asset strategy for high-net-worth investors (HNWI). The Graphene Alternative Fund is an Australian unit trust and absolute-return strategy that is exclusive to ANZ Private clients. Blackstone's ...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank appoints new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... Bank is a unique institution that plays an important role in providing Australian banking consumers with a genuine alternative to the big four. He said he was grateful for his predecessor's work in creating strong foundations for the bank and is ...

ASIC calls out sloppy adviser data

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... risks to consumers. The update also recognises the introduction of the experienced provider pathway, which provides an alternative to the completion of an approved qualification," ASIC said. "To assist licensees to identify qualifications currently marked ...

Australian Retirement Trust delivers 11.3% in FY24

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) returned 11.3% p.a. for its High Growth option for the 2024 financial year. ART head of investment strategy Andrew Fisher told Financial Standard that equities over the last two years have been "surprisingly resilient ...

New boutique launches private debt fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
Nero Private - a newly established boutique non-bank credit firm - has launched its first private debt fund, aimed at supporting Australian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) while offering investors stable returns. Nero Private invests in credit-vetted ...

Stafford Capital wins $569m mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... record in the secondaries market," Whiteley said. "For over 20 years, Stafford has leveraged its technical expertise in alternative investments to unlock complex opportunities for its investors. It is through our unique access and creative mindset that ...

PGIM expands APAC team with local hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... brings together all of the firm's private alternatives capabilities - currently manages US$320.5 billion in private alternative strategies across private credit, real estate equity and debt, private equity, and agriculture. PGIM said Greyling's ...

ASIC alerts licensees to experienced pathway deadlines

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... advisers who meet the criteria to access the experienced provider pathway have been able to rely upon the pathway as an alternative way to satisfy the qualifications standard and the professional year standard by making a written declaration. The Financial ...

Qualitas scores $550m mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... committed $750 million into the Qualitas Construction Debt Fund II in August 2023. Qualitas is an ASX-listed Australian alternative real estate investment manager with around $8.6 billion in committed funds under management. The group was founded 15 ...