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Industry breaks records for assets, flows, and product launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... under management (FUM) reached $246.3 billion - registering a $68.9 billion increase in 2024 - the largest annual growth on record, according to Betashares. Betashares Australian ETF Review said looking ahead, the industry could exceed $300 billion by ...

SEC fines private equity firms for recordkeeping failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
Blackstone, KKR, and Carlyle are among the private equity firms that will collectively pay the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) US$63.1 million for failing to keep appropriate communications records. They join a growing list of financial institutions ...

AustralianSuper aims to five-fold $1.4bn Euro venture in five years

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... AustralianSuper's investment into our business another huge endorsement of M7 Real Estate's team, its expertise and long track record of creating value, the support of Australia's largest superannuation fund also brings with it a commitment to invest ...

CFS delivers 16.6% returns for growth members

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) announced impressive returns for its balanced and growth equivalent funds throughout 2024. The FirstChoice Employer Super balanced option returned 13.8% in 2024, while the FirstChoice Employer Super growth option delivered ...

Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Bitcoin reaped nearly four times more in returns compared to US equities during 2024, achieving 147% and trumping all the major asset classes. According to a VanEck and Bloomberg analysis, US equities delivered 38.2% for the year while global equities ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... sidelines can be just as painful. His game plan for investors is to zero in on innovative firms with leaders that have a track record of earning high economic returns on investment, which trade at reasonable embedded expectations and have positive market ...

GQG ends year with $32.7bn net inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
GQG Partners experienced net inflows of US$20.3 billion ($32.7bn) for the full year ending 31 December 2024, nearly double the US$10.2 billion it netted in 2023. Of the total inflows last year, US$2.8 billion came in the fourth quarter - this is despite ...

Regal, Magellan book performance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
Active fund managers Regal Partners and Magellan Financial Group earned $25 million and $6 million in performance fees respectively in the last six months of 2024. Several strategies were behind Regal's outperformance, namely the ASX-listed Regal ...

Morgans Financial crowned largest licensee

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
Morgans Financial has toppled AMP Financial Planning (AMP FP) to become the licensee with the largest number of financial advisers. Morgans recorded 431 active advisers at the end of 2024, while AMP FP had 426. On December 20, both AFSLs had 430 registered ...

February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... "Australians are also continuing to demonstrate spending power, based on the strong retail sales in November and December. Record breaking Black Friday sales, which are expected to be up by 2.7% on last year's sales figures, were quickly followed ...