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Institutional investor pumps $750m into Qualitas fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
The commitment to the Qualitas Construction Debt Fund II will allow the investment manager to capitalise on upcoming attractive opportunities in the commercial real estate (CRE) private credit sector. The commitment of $750 million by an unnamed institutional ...

Challenger Life books record annuity sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
Challenger Life reaped the benefits of regulatory reforms in the 2023 financial year and a greying population as retail and institutional investors alike increasingly turn to retirement income products. Annuity sales stemming from the domestic retail ...

Franklin Templeton launches alternatives fund in Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
Franklin Templeton has launched its first alternatives fund in Australia, expanding access to the asset class for retail investors. The Franklin K2 Athena Fund primarily invests in uncorrelated risk premia strategies spanning various asset classes ...

Fiducian eyes IFAs, South Australia for inflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
Fiducian is betting on the independent financial adviser (IFA) market and its South Australian presence to bolster its inflows as it sets an ambitious plan to exceed its performance reported in the 2023 financial year. The ASX-listed group's latest ...

Australian Ethical unveils new moderate fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
The Australian Ethical Moderate Fund is set to launch at the end of the month and aims to offer a new, more balanced risk profile for investors. Speaking with Financial Standard, Australian Ethical deputy chief investment officer and head of multi asset ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
ASIC has filed a suit against Active Super over greenwashing claims, alleging, among other charges, that the super fund was invested in Russian assets after the invasion of Ukraine while purporting otherwise to members. The markets regulator has commenced ...

Aware Super hires business development lead

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
Natalie Jarvis will join the fund in September to head up its business development function and assist in expanding its financial adviser network. Jarvis joins from Australian Unity where she worked since 2020 and most recently held the position of ...

Liquidate $250bn Future Fund, says think tank

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
Given Australia's economic status, the government has been urged to liquidate the $250 billion Future Fund and pay down its $896 billion debt. According to a paper published by the Centre For Independent Studies, penned by Dimitri Burshtein, the ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
ASIC's latest action against Vanguard for allegations of greenwashing in a bond fund raises the question of whether the market regulator will crack down on index providers and other third-party service providers for greenwashing as well. Last month ...

Commercial property deals stuck at 2011 levels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
Sales of local commercial property assets have dropped to the lowest levels since 2011 for the second straight quarter, says MSCI. Latest data from MSCI shows transaction volumes in Q2 were down 61% year on year, coming in at $7 billion. This was down ...