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Funding boosts ASIC greenwashing remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
ASIC will tighten its scrutiny of greenwashing as part of the Labor government's crackdown on protecting investors against investment scams and other misconduct from product issuers. Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers bolstered ASIC enforcement activity ...

Dalton Street fund terminated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... May 10, primarily due to its low assets under management. Equity Trustees said Mantis Funds, which serves as investment manager, confirmed it did not want to pursue the fund strategy "as it is not likely to achieve significant investment scale in the ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said that without a sustainable finance taxonomy, regulators will only be able to catch the "most egregious" examples of greenwashing in Australia. Speaking at the Australian Council ...

Mantis to distribute Isola Fullerton fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
Mantis Funds (Mantis) and Hong-Kong based Isola Capital (Isola) are bringing the Isola Fullerton Global Private Alpha Fund to Australia. The fund, which is sub-advised by Fullerton Fund Management (Fullerton), provides a diversified portfolio of global ...

Brookvine folds into ASX-listed multi-boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
An ASX-listed multi-boutique has quietly acquired Brookvine in the hope of expanding its network to alternative strategies. Associate Global Partners, formerly Contango Asset Management, acquired Brookvine for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2001 ...

Challenger to sell $3.4bn real estate arm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
The investment manager will sell its Australian real estate business (CRE) to Elanor Investors Group for $42 million, with the two also establishing a partnership. Challenger's real estate funds management business has about $3.4 billion in assets across ...

Blackstone limits withdrawals on $103bn real estate fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The investment manager has limited redemption requests from its $103 billion (US$70 billion) real estate income trust following a rise in redemption requests in March. During a month of "tremendous market volatility" and "broad-based financial stress," ...

Fund manager acquired by US fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... SMSFs and invest in the Bateau Global Opportunities Fund. He failed to disclose to clients that he was the investment manager of the fund at the time. On appeal, the ban was affirmed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal about a year later.

State Street buys outsourced trading firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
State Street is acquiring CF Global Trading for an undisclosed amount. CF Global Trading specialises in outsourced trading on an agency basis for a range of asset classes and has been operating for more than two decades. It currently has execution desks ...

Family offices ready to take risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
The risk appetites of family offices around the world are increasing and they've got their sights set on investment grade fixed income and emerging market equities. That's according to a new study by Ocorian which gleaned insights from 134 family office ...