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Future Fund reaches value of $237.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
The Future Fund has delivered an investment return of 12.2% - boosting its value to by $26 billion to $237.9 billion as of 31 December 2024. Total funds managed by Future Fund, including across its other investment funds, rose to $304.5 billion. In ...

Barrenjoey acquires, expands in Hong Kong

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
... Financial Group and Barclays. Last June, the firm expanded in Abu Dhabi to offer fixed income sales and trading services. Philip Lowe joined Barrenjoey's board last September as the third independent non-executive director. He is joined by former politician ...

TenCap hedge fund eyes $3bn AUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
Jun Bei Liu is ambitiously setting her sights on doubling the size of her hedge fund to $3 billion as it launches under a new outfit, TenCap. On February 1, the Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund became the TenCap Alpha Plus Fund following Liu's separation ...

FOMC holds rates as Chalmers boasts 'our inflation is lower'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has boasted about Labor's policies after the latest CPI reading from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported underlying inflation was now at its lowest point in three years. "Our headline inflation is now lower than ...

CPI nears RBA's target range, but rate cut remains in doubt: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2% in the December quarter and 2.4% annually, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed. The most significant price rises in the quarter were recreation and culture (+1.5%), and alcohol and tobacco ...

Martin Currie adds to active ETF stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
A new Martin Currie active ETF, which invests in local and global real asset securities, was admitted on the ASX today under the ticker R3AL. The Martin Currie Real Income Fund - Active ETF aims to provide a pre-tax income yield above the S&P/ASX 200 ...

Depreciating Aussie dollar could prove opportunistic

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
Despite a turbulent reporting season ahead due to the depreciating Australian currency, Maple-Brown Abbott co-portfolio manager Matt Griffin has highlighted some of the sectors that stand to benefit. Over the last quarter the Australian dollar is down ...

Chalmers' claims on super tax are 'misleading': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
The SMSF Association (SMSFA) says Treasurer Jim Chalmers' claims that the $3 million superannuation tax followed extensive consultation are misleading, accusing the Treasurer of making several ambiguous statements in defence of the tax. SMSFA chief ...

Global dividend strength to continue: Plato

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
Dividend growth trends in international equities are expected to continue in 2025 after global developed market countries paid out $485 million in dividends in Q4 2024, according to a new report by Plato Investment Management. This was an 8.3% increase ...

Netwealth, Praemium see inflows soar

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Netwealth and Praemium have both reported significant inflows in the December quarter. Netwealth reported record funds under administration (FUA) net inflows of $4.5 billion, 69.8% higher than the prior corresponding period, bringing 12 months inflows ...