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IFM urges investment in housing, hires former Dexus chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... said the opportunity for super funds and their members could be great. "The opportunity exists to establish a new asset class for super funds that delivers strong risk-adjusted returns to members and addresses the current supply-side and therefore affordability ...

ASIC sues Binance over customer protection failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
ASIC is taking Binance Australia to court alleging it denied more than 500 retail clients important consumer protections by misclassifying them as wholesale clients. ASIC alleges from 7 July 2022 to 21 April 2023, Binance offered crypto derivative products ...

TCorp returns 7%, AUM hits $110bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
TCorp's investments delivered 7% while its assets under management (AUM) grew 3% to $109.7 billion in the 2024 financial year, its recently published annual report shows. The New South Wales investment manager boasted $139.8 million in net profit ...

Growth performance of Australia's top investment managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
Vanguard is the largest exchange-traded product (ETP) manager in Australia, having also so far this year achieved the highest growth from a funds under management (FUM) perspective ($15.4 billion) - however, there's more to the picture. According to ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... a highly diversified asset mix, and "we fully appreciate the risk and volatility characteristics of this emerging asset class," though noted members have benefited from the position - Bitcoin's price has climbed 86% since May. She said the exposure ...

Trustee valuation processes 'concerning': APRA review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
Many superannuation trustees have been told they must improve their valuation governance practices, with APRA finding just 11 have dedicated valuation committees while others involve staff members whose remuneration is tied to asset values in the process. ...

JBWere partners to launch fixed income funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... Management (UBS AM), to provide wholesale clients access to domestic and global credit options amid growing demand for the asset class. The product suite, which includes the UBS JBWere Australian Credit Fund and the UBS JBWere International Credit Fund ...

Invest Blue expands offering with new acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... everything that we do. Be it, acting as professional trustee for funds and managed account solutions or partnering with best-in-class investment managers globally via our Investment Solutions business," he said at the time. "In a competitive and fast-changing ...

Renewable infrastructure opportunities for HNWIs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... for a number of reasons. "If people are wanting to be thoughtful or make an impact with their capital, it's an asset class that needs a lot of capital and is pretty directly aligned with the energy transition and getting to our net zero goals," he ...

QIC backs analytics platform with $2m investment

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... definitely a pull to larger metro areas, we're building out Accoil Analytics from Queensland because we know there is world-class talent here with the skills and ambition we're looking for." Capell added: "Accepting digitisation is here to stay and ...