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ASIC waves red flag at advisers, trustees over Choice products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... failed to meet performance expectations. It found the most recent advice provided in 66 of the 88 files was to continue investing in the underperforming option in one way or another. Eleven files demonstrated breaches of the best interests duty and appropriate ...

Twynam Group targets US$50m for new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... different appetite towards decarbonisation in comparison to local investors. "It seems that Asian investors are more pro-investing in decarbonisation funds, while the Australian market is more reticent and more cautious," Kahlbetzer said. "Most of the ...

VanEck failed to disclose influencer's role in ETF launch: SEC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... launch. While the SEC does not name the influencer, it does refer to the person as being "known for commenting on sports, investing, and other topics," and the ETF's launch was announced on Twitter by Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, who also ...

Sydney HNWI drops $24m on EG building

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... eastern suburbs and lower north shore, as well as in the inner east of Melbourne. Additionally, they're interested in investing in owner-occupier industrial space. "We invest in these two sandboxes because we can really leverage off our skills and ...

Indexed strategies to hit $1tn in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... one-quarter of the funds management universe. Rainmaker Information's Institutional roundup report found that indexed investing in Australia last year reached almost $760 billion or 23% of total funds under management (FUM). The majority (79%) of ...

Former director pleads guilty to hedge fund con

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... facing possible jail time and a hefty fine after he convinced people to hand over more than $400,000 for the purpose of investing before spending it all elsewhere and paying back just 1% of the total to investors. Russell Sandiford has pleaded guilty ...

Rest invests in agriculture fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... investment and sustainability Leilani Weier. "As a super fund representing one in five young Australians, we believe impact investing represents a powerful opportunity for us to grow our members' super, while helping to build a more sustainable future," ...

Grok Ventures appoints new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... "scale our climate investment opportunities." "Grok has been a first mover and made real world impacts via their climate investing. I am excited by the opportunity of supporting Grok's own ambitions to deploy more capital here in Australia and internationally," ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... 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 product designer and ...

EQT winds up Mirae Asia equity fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... services Australia Russell Beasley said. The fund, launched in December 2012, aimed to achieve long-term capital growth by investing mainly in equities and equity-related securities of Asian companies. Its objective was to benefit from the growing consumption ...