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Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... large-blend equity funds was 20.7% in 2024 - compared to 21.5% for conventional funds and 24.1% for the Morningstar US Market Index. US sustainable funds were shaken by the political climate, said Bioy. "In a critical election year, the backlash against ...

Depreciating Aussie dollar could prove opportunistic

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... Insignia Financial." Griffin is also bullish on the smaller end of the financial sector, especially those tied to the US market. "Any easing of inflation and interest rate cuts should bolster consumer demand for credit, and lower funding costs," Griffin ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... strategies to mitigate the impact of tariffs, including options like lowering prices to maintain competitiveness in the US market or investing in local production facilities in the United States to avoid tariffs altogether. "However, the uncertainty ...

Trump's response to global conflict adds uncertainty to private markets: IFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
How the Trump administration handles geopolitical conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict, will inject uncertainty to private markets, according to IFM Investors' Private Markets Macro Outlook. IFM Investors chief ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... resources following the stimulus announcement," he said. Chinese stocks have also turned a corner, outperforming the US market year-to-date, for the first time since 2017. But it remains to be seen whether this rally will extend into 2025, Jocum said. ...

January Capital raises $136m for APAC growth credit fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... the firm aiming to capitalise on the growing funding gap in the region which has been "largely absent" compared to the US market. Prior to its first close, January Capital completed multiple single-asset credit transitions underwritten by its partners ...

CapitaLand buys Wingate, expands local presence

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
After weeks of speculation, CapitaLand Investment (CLI) confirmed it is acquiring Wingate Group for $200 million. Adding Wingate will increase CLI's private credit business and portfolio in Australia, enhancing its access to more institutional and private ...

CapitaLand builds out Australian presence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
Singapore-based real assets manager CapitaLand Investment is expanding in Australia, appointing both a local chief executive and chief investment officer. CapitaLand Investment is a global manager of shopping centres, residential, logistics and office ...

Active managers outperform in limited asset classes, fall short in survivorship

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... large-cap funds across value and growth strategies, passive management has a stronghold. This section is dominated by US market exposure. The Magnificent Seven stocks buoy passive investing in this category during the periods. Passive funds returned ...

Bell Financial Group bids $51m for SelfWealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Bell Financial Group (BFG) is proposing to acquire SelfWealth for $51 million in a deal which both parties find "compelling." BFG said in offering 22 cents for each SelfWealth security, shareholders of the trading platform "will benefit through increased ...