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New boutique hires EQT as RE

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... won another responsible entity mandate this month from a fledgling investment manager whose funds currently focus on Australian equities. Blackwattle Investment Partners, which opened its doors in May, named Equity Trustees to oversee four funds. The ...

Industry grapples with looming cyber threats

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... seen a significant increase in the sophistication and frequency of cyber-attacks. "In general terms, I do believe that Australian financial services organisations are focused on pre-paring for future cyber-attacks," Kallenbach says. This is driven, in ...

Tax miners, major corporates to tackle housing shortage: CFMEU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... is always housing. A super profits tax is the fairest way to raise the billions of dollars needed to guarantee every Australian has the basic right of shelter. "By taking back just a slice of exorbitant profits gouged from hard-working Australians, we ...

PE success all about fund selection: Rest

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... equity Marina Pasika says it all lies in meticulous fund selection. Speaking at a joint webinar hosted by Preqin and the Australian Investment Council, Pasika said private equity performance has been highly cyclical over time, both for buyouts and for ...

ART delivers 10% for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
Despite the lull in the property and private equity sectors, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) handed in a 10% return for its balanced option following a bumper share market revival. The Super Savings Balanced, which most of the ART's 2.2 million ...

Super funds embrace offshore investment, internal teams

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... relatively small capital pool in the JPMorgan report. "The superannuation system totals $3.5 trillion, which is 150% of the Australian stock market. As a result, what we're finding across asset classes is the need for global diversification; with ...

abrdn sells local trustee business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... abrdn Multi-Asset Income Fund, abrdn Global Corporate Bond Fund, abrdn Global Risk Mitigation Fund, SGH Australian Small Companies Fund and the SGH Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund. The move reflects abrdn's decision to move from internal trusteeship ...

Aussie small caps, property funds in the red

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
Australian small cap and property investors experienced a rough 12 months of disappointing performance as macroeconomic conditions batter returns that ended up well in the red. Rainmaker's Wholesale managed funds April report shows that the property ...

Epsilon launches second Australian fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... backing of a multi-family office. The Epsilon Direct Lending Senior Loan Fund leans into growing investor demand for Australian conservative private credit strategies. "That can deliver consistent cash yields, with capital preservation and low volatility ...

Senate Committee rethinks franking credit changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... it promotes investment and the payment of corporate tax in Australia," he said. Meanwhile, the SMSF Association and Australian Shareholder Association (ASA) voiced relief over the Senate Committee's recommendations. SMSF Association chief executive Peter ...