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Macquarie breaks into top 50 fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
Macquarie Group broke into the world's top 50 largest fund manager rankings with US$543 billion in assets, making it the only Australian fund manager on the list. The latest analysis by the Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute shows ...

Dexus launches new opportunities fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... substantially larger than DREP1, with the first capital close predicted in the first half of 2024. As such, DREP fund manager Jason Howes said the new offering is expected to generate significant investor interest. "Responding to market conditions and ...

abrdn's Brett Jollie lands new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
Former abrdn Australia chief executive Brett Jollie has landed a new role at a specialist investment and wealth management consultancy. Jollie has joined the leadership team at KONU, founded by former State Street operating chief Paul Toepfer and former ...

Internal teams gain decision-making power: Frontier

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
Where chief investment officers were historically considered by fund managers to be the most influential person at a superannuation fund, fresh insights from Frontier show the balance of power has steadily shifted. According to Frontier, in 2017 about ...

Blackwattle to take over Watermark fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... Watermark Absolute Return Fund (WARF) following the retirement of its founder, Justin Braitling. The independent fund manager is already well acquainted with Blackwattle, with former investment managers Daniel Broeren and Robert Hawkesford joining the ...

Three actively managed funds shutter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... outcomes for clients, BlackRock believes that it is in the best interests of unitholders to terminate the fund," the fund manager said. The fund underperformed the benchmark over three and five years. In the last year, it returned 8% while the index ...

Bennelong inks distribution deal with Leadenhall Capital Partners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... insurance linked securities (ILS) strategies to institutional investors in Australia and New Zealand. According to the fund manager, ILS historically exhibit a low correlation with traditional investment markets and associated economic conditions. Bennelong ...

Startup success hinges on founder personality: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
While the vast majority of fintechs fail, a new study from the University of New South Wales finds that their success rate is closely linked to the founder's personality. After using artificial intelligence to analyse the Twitter profiles of 21,000 ...

KeyInvest, Mantis Funds launch investment bond offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... bringing to market soon." Hatfield added that it's pleasing to be working with an Australian firm, as most of Mantis' fund manager partners are based offshore. "KeyInvest has a long history in Australia, and we plan to bring their investment bond offerings ...

BlackRock unveils new gold ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... investors, offering exposure to physical gold at a low cost. Priced at 18 basis points (or 0.18%), GLDN reflects the fund manager's commitment to providing lower-cost investment solutions, together with a range of core index building blocks and other ...