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Stay or leave: ASIC's private credit clampdown tests managers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... regulations or it's, 'We need to leave because we're nowhere near it'," Schloeffel said. He said that for investors, on the other hand, it will bring more safety. The biggest risk he sees in the market is another manager doing something ...

Aware Super, Barings spin-off BTR portfolio

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... latest chapter in our pioneering involvement in the build-to-rent sector," Misev said. "We were the first institutional investors into Australia's build-to-rent sector in 2018, and alongside our partnership with Barings, we continue to see strong opportunities ...

Interprac sued over Shield, First Guardian failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... changing its business model to specifically promote Shield and provided a proposed script to be used when calling potential investors. It also included a chart that demonstrated Shield outperformed top super funds between June 2016 and June 2021, despite ...

Global X to launch Japan TOPIX 100 ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Global X is set to launch its first Japan ETF for local investors this month, but unlike other ETFs available right now, it will be the first to track the TOPIX - the Japanese equivalent of the ASX 200. Global X declined to comment on the launch but ...

Mercer Investments shutters four options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... Mercer Investments said, and as a result "we have decided to terminate and wind up each fund in the best interests of the investors." All four funds were actively managed and invested predominantly in developed market equities. The Blended Global Equities ...

Barings appoints new head of APAC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... help support its growth into the local wealth market. Last year, the firm launched two new funds tailored to Australian investors - the Barings Australian Private Credit Fund and the Barings Liquidity Investment Strategy.

BlackRock to launch first active income-focused ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... income-focused ETF in Australia, iShares Credit Income Active ETF (ASX: ICME). ICME is designed to generate monthly income for investors, while aiming to deliver returns above RBA Cash Rate. The diversified portfolio will primarily focus on Australian ...

Perennial snaps up 50% of Balmoral, hands over microcap mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
Perennial Partners has acquired half of Balmoral Investors and chosen it to manage its Australian microcap strategy. Balmoral portfolio managers Wik Farwerck and Tim Canham will manage the combined funds of both asset managers, totaling more than $150 ...

Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... rather than address it. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) co-chief executive Estelle Parker said investors are increasingly taking their responsibility to understand investee companies seriously and considering a wide range of ...

Largest managers' assets climb 9.4%: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... purpose, agility with accountability. This is a pivotal moment to redefine what long-term value means, not just for investors, but for society at large."