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Time to diversify global alts allocations: Telfer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Aside from being a great risk management strategy, allocating to international alternatives deals can garner positive long-term returns for local investors, UBS Asset Management country head Alison Telfer says. Speaking with Financial Standard, Telfer ...

Major economies buoyed by tight jobs market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
Resilient job markets are keeping major economies above water, staring down the threat of a global recession, as well as geopolitical and climate woes. Newly released ABS figures show that Australia's labour market remained strong in June, adding ...

IFM drops $50m on local infrastructure player

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
IFM Investors has backed utilities and communications provider Smart Urban Properties Australia (SUPA), making a $50 million investment. The global fund manager said it entered into a binding agreement with SUPA Group, which provides dual energy infrastructure ...

Wealth management ecosystem at critical inflection point: Citi

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
The wealth management sector is at a critical juncture, confronting declining fees and escalating compliance costs, according to Citigroup research. Accordingly, the Citi Disruption and Transformation in Wealth report suggested a need for wealth managers ...

AMP adds three group executive roles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
AMP is expanding its executive leadership as it moves to a flatter organisational structure following its recent divestments. The wealth manager said it will elevate the leadership of its platforms and advice businesses in two new roles on its executive ...

TelstraSuper MySuper delivers 9.34%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
Buoyed by the local and global share markets and defying periods of volatility, TelstraSuper's MySuper Balanced option delivered 9.34% in the 2023 financial year. Chief investment officer Graeme Miller said the last financial year provides another example ...

Aware Super invests in renewable data centre platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
Aware Super is now invested in a 100% renewable-powered data centre platform, marking the fund's first investment of this kind. US-based platform Switch was founded in 2000 and is considered a leader in data centre design, development, and mission-critical ...

GQG hits US$104bn in FUM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
GQG Partners has recorded a substantial increase in its funds under management (FUM), rising from US$86.7 billion in June 2022 to US$104.1 billion in June 2023. The asset manager attributed this robust growth to its long-term investment performance ...

AustralianSuper posts solid return for FY23

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
AustralianSuper has posted an 8.22% return for its balanced investment option. Of note, the Rainmaker MySuper performance index benchmark is likely to yield a return around 9%. AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said that the fund ...

Cromwell, Value Partners group join forces

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
Cromwell Property Group (Cromwell) and Hong Kong-based asset manager Value Partners Group have established a joint venture, exchanging on the sale of a 50% stake in the Cromwell Italy Urban Logistics Fund assets. The seven properties that make up the ...