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Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
Regulators are zeroing in on anti-greenwashing measures in the asset management sector, as well as tighter regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology, according to a KPMG report. The report said that stopping companies from making ...

ACCC approves Lendlease, Stockland property deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) won't block Stockland and Thai property developer Supalai's plan to acquire 12 of Lendlease's 16 residential community projects, but there are strings attached. The masterplanned communities ...

Pitcher Partners executives launch advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... ultra-high-net-worth financial advice firm spearheaded by Charlie Viola. Viola, together with founding partners Sean Ward and Andrew Levi, bought out operational aspects of Pitcher Partners' wealth management for an undisclosed figure. Viola serves ...

Acadian, Yarra among most commonly used external managers by super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
Every APRA-regulated super fund uses external investment managers; these are the most popular ones in traditional public asset classes, according to a Morningstar report. For Australian equities, the top managers by funds under management are IFM Investors ...

Platinum quashes Regal bid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
Platinum Asset Management has rejected alternatives investment manager Regal Partners' takeover bid. Platinum's board unanimously decided that Regal's offer undervalued the company and wasn't in the best interests of shareholders. "The board of Platinum ...

Family office, KKR buy up regional Queensland airports

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... connecting Queensland communities to the rest of Australia and beyond," KKR head of Australia and New Zealand infrastructure Andrew Jennings said. "We look forward to collaborating with the Skip Essential Infrastructure Fund, Perron Group and the management ...

Industry funds dominate ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
The largest industry superannuation funds hold a substantial portion of the entire market capitalisation of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The "big eight" industry funds - AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust (ART), Aware Super, UniSuper ...

The University of Sydney Endowment Fund taps new custodian

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
The University of Sydney Endowment Fund has appointed a new provider to manage its custody and fund administration services. The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, has operated its endowment fund since 1997. The Endowment Fund, which ...

Australians living through protracted period of economic misery: CEDA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
Australians are enduring the longest stretch of economic hardship since 2011, according to analysis by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). CEDA's analysis of the "misery index" - which combines inflation, unemployment, and interest ...

Boutique investment manager hits the market

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
TWC Investment Management, a founder-owned and led boutique firm, has set up shop in Australia. The investment management firm, led by chief executive Owen Hereford and chief investment officer John Birkhold, formerly a portfolio manager at Origin Asset ...