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Capital raisings remain possible: MinterEllison

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
While headwinds are challenging capital markets globally, MinterEllison's latest report suggests that the Australian market remains resilient. The report reflects the viewpoints of a group of capital markets experts, as they discussed trends and the ...

HESTA, Mercy Super to pursue merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
HESTA and Mercy Super announced in June that they were well progressed with potential merger discussions. Now, the two have signed a Successor Fund Transfer deed with the aim of merging by November 30. The merger will see Mercy Super's 13,000 members ...

Transurban names new chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Transurban has named Craig Drummond as its chair, replacing Lindsay Maxsted who will retire this year. The current non-executive director will replace Maxsted following the annual general meeting in October. Drummond joined the board in 2021 and has ...

BlackRock, NAB Private Wealth unveil iShares ETF suite

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
BlackRock has launched its iShares ETF suite in collaboration with NAB Private Wealth, listing three new products including a first of its kind thematic ETF. The new funds listed today are the iShares Balanced ESG ETF (IBAL), the iShares High Growth ...

BlackRock Real Assets buys battery grid business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
The buyout and $1 billon spending commitment towards Akaysha Energy demonstrates the investment giant's continued support of green energy projects in Australia. This marks the first battery storage investment made by BlackRock's Climate Infrastructure ...

HESTA awards major global equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
Having won an extensive tender process, a Sydney-based fund manager will oversee a $1 billion global equities allocation for the industry fund. Antipodes Partners' Global Long Strategy has been selected by HESTA for the mandate, citing the investment ...

BlackRock launches Bitcoin trust

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
Following its recent partnership with Coinbase, BlackRock has doubled down on crypto with the launch of a new Bitcoin private trust for institutional investors. In a statement, BlackRock said the trust is available to US institutional clients and seeks ...

Wellington Management hires from GAM Investments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
The US$1 trillion asset manager has recruited GAM Investments' senior manager of institutional business. Sophie McFadyen joins Wellington Management as a local account manager. She was previously senior manager for GAM Investments' local institutional ...

ASIC announces sizeable prosecution list

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
ASIC has prosecuted 10 companies for failing to comply with obligations to lodge financial reports. The regulator announced its sizeable list on Friday and said the prosecutions took place between January 2022 and June 2022. ASIC acted against the Blackgold ...

Philanthropist fund unveils new NFP partners

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
Future Generation is on a mission to accelerate funding into the prevention of youth mental health issues, warning that Australia's current funding of mental healthcare is "not working". Comprising of 14 non-for-profit partners, the social investment ...