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Conference to address major SMSF issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
Next week, self-managed super fund professionals can leverage what APRA-regulated funds are excelling in as well as learn about critical issues affecting the sector from a suite of experts, according to the SMSF Association (SMSFA). Heffron SMSF Solutions ...

Rest invests in agriculture fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
Rest has invested in an agriculture-focused fund that focuses on sustainable farming, practices and companies. Rest has allocated capital to Cibus Fund II, which "focuses on delivering strong returns through investment opportunities related to the food ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
A former co-founder of Future Super has launched Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX), a share trading platform that combines activism and investing. SIX is co-founded by Adam Verwey, a former co-founder of Future Super, and Sophie Hall, an experienced ...

Brighter Super adds head of product

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
Queensland-based Brighter Super appointed a new head of product, hiring from Aware Super. The highly experienced Cristina Saija moved across to the $29 billion superannuation fund headed by Kate Farrar early this month. Leading product strategy, Saija ...

SMSFA prepares delegates for major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
The SMSF Association is urging the wealth management sector to embrace learning opportunities at this year's National Conference, particularly as major reforms such as the $3 million superannuation tax changes loom. The SMSFA will host its flagship ...

Australian Ethical, Infradebt to launch infrastructure debt fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
Australian Ethical and Mike Cannon-Brookes-backed Infradebt are launching a debt fund to finance renewable energy projects, alongside ventures in social infrastructure and property development. The infrastructure debt fund will provide capital to solar ...

Ex-Merricks commodities guru launches hedge fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
After a 15-year stint at Merricks Capital, Adam Davis is launching his own global agricultural commodities hedge fund, Farrer Capital (Farrer). Based out of Melbourne, the group, named after renowned English Australian agronomist and plant breeder William ...

Tokenisation is the future: Northern Trust

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... create new markets, and increase liquidity. However, the availability of digital cash will also play a significant role in how far tokenisation can go in transforming the fund's lifecycle. "While many jurisdictions have started to launch pilots or experiences ...

Perennial Partners names institutional sales director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
Perennial Partners has appointed Abdul Elhage as an institutional sales director, hiring from BNP Paribas Asset Management where he had a similar role. Elhage has worked in the financial services industry for more than 20 years. Before joining Perennial ...

Netwealth records $78bn FUA, flags departure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
Netwealth is reporting a record increase in funds under administration (FUA), as it prepares to farewell its chief financial officer. In a quarterly update, Netwealth said a $6 billion increase in FUA in the December quarter has pushed its total FUA ...