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Financial Standard wins Impact Award

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
Financial Standard has been named Financial Services Publication of the Year at the inaugural Impact Awards. The award was presented at Activam Group's 2024 act Conference Charity Gala Dinner this week. The Impact Awards aim to "highlight those ...

Global X's best three ideas for portfolio construction

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... clients Chad Hitzeman shared the exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider's best three ideas for constructing portfolios in alternative ways at a conference hosted by Activam Group. The first idea is equity thematics, which intend to capture, with a specificity ...

Future Fund annual return 'very strong'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
The Future Fund delivered a 9.1% annual return in FY24, adding $18.8 billion to the portfolio, bringing the sovereign wealth fund's total value to $224.9 billion. This performance lifts its 10-year average annual return to 8.3%, exceeding a mandate ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
ClearBridge Investments has launched the Global Value Improvers Fund, which aims to provide exposure to undervalued companies and those that are currently improving on ESG measures. This comes after ClearBridge launched its first global equity option ...

Consultation begins on new merger notification thresholds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
The government has begun consultation on proposed changes to merger notification thresholds as part of broader reforms designed to boost competition and productivity. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said in a joint statement said that they're designed to ensure ...

NGS Super names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... UniSuper, and head of infrastructure at Perpetual. For more than a decade he worked at NAB, most notably as head of alternative investments for National Australia Asset Management. He's previously sat on the board of Combined Super and then Prime Super ...

Financial Standard nominated for Publication of the Year

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
Financial Standard is proud to be a finalist in the inaugural Impact Awards, nominated for Financial Services Publication of the Year. Established by Activam Group, the Impact Awards aim to "highlight those who make a meaningful difference by encouraging ...

Australia a 'regional private wealth hotspot': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... wealth investors for alternatives," the report said. Indicative of this embrace, Franklin Templeton launched its first alternative investments fund for Australian retail investors in August 2023. The report said as a result, managers should be aware ...

Longreach hires Channel Capital sales lead, launches advisory firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... Equities, which was taken over by Bell Financial Group, and Citi. King said: "There is increasing demand for high-quality alternative investment solutions across the region, with particular focus now on the 'alpha' sources within alternative ...

NGS Super to cut insurance premiums

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
NGS Super will adjust its insurance costs, resulting in lower premiums for more than 97% of its members, from October 1. The super fund noted, however, that a "small group of members" will experience an increase in costs. On average, its members will ...