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World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... growth. At the same time, action on the climate crisis is stalling, which Frontier said raises risks for investors, and the world more broadly. The report noted carbon emissions continue to rise, and the longer the transition is delayed, the more challenging ...

New investment fund to drive gender equality

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... fund. The fund is benchmarked against the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index for the Australian equity units and the MSCI AC World Index for global equity units. "Future Generation Women is an important and welcomed spotlight on women and their potential ...

Spatium partners to launch wholesale agricultural fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... investors and believers in the strength of Australian and New Zealand agriculture production," Moors said. "Especially in a world where geopolitical, macroeconomic, and societal pressures continue to disrupt expected outcomes from traditional investment ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
Escalating geopolitical tensions around the world has made defense a critical focus for investors, according to a new paper from Franklin Templeton. These geopolitical pressures, comparable in impact to climate change, are now immediate, direct, and ...

Magellan launches third Vinva fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
Magellan Asset Management has launched the Vinva Australian Alpha Extension Fund, which it said provides exposure to a 130:30 long-short strategy designed to provide investors with enhanced returns through a systematic and diversified approach. Leveraging ...

ART, ISPT to build $585m Sydney life sciences hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... head of development, healthcare, life sciences and education Jason Lourensz said. "The last few years have demonstrated why world-leading healthcare, research and pharmaceutical spaces are an absolute necessity, underpinning our desire to deliver more ...

Top asset owners return to growth: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... on the list and commanding 3% of the total assets. The Asset Owner 100 study from the Thinking Ahead Institute shows the world's top 100 asset owners by size oversaw more than $40 trillion at 2023 end, up 12.3% on the previous year; total assets under ...

CFS awards equity, infrastructure mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... is at the forefront of some of the world's most powerful mega-trends such as the green transition to a lower-carbon world, climate adaption, energy security, the shortening of supply chains and the digitalisation transformation that now includes ...

$3m super tax faces uncertain future

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
The SMSF Association (SMSFA) has welcomed reports the government's $3 million superannuation tax, which was expected to come into effect 1 July 2025, could be shelved until after the next federal election. SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said the ...

Gensler to leave SEC in January

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... a lifetime to serve with them on behalf of everyday Americans and ensure that our capital markets remain the best in the world," Gensler said. "I thank President Biden for entrusting me with this incredible responsibility. The SEC has met our mission ...