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Former adviser charged with dishonest conduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... role in recommending unlisted McFaddens Securities shares to clients between 2015 and 2021. The shares included pre-IPO companies like Steppes Alternative Asset Management, Trinus Impact Capital, and ASAF Critical Metals and its local, now-defunct subsidiary ...

Low-cost funds outperform in most asset classes: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... years," Sanzgiri said. "The ability of active funds to play on pricing inefficiencies in relatively under-researched companies and the autonomy to proactively tweak their portfolios accordingly provide a tangible advantage over passive indexes."

QIC backs Virescent Ventures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... which will shortly announce its first investments. Fund II seeks to invest $200 million into climate-focused technology companies. QIC did not disclose the exact amount for its investment. QIC investment director Lottie Bryon said: "Partnering with Virescent ...

CareSuper, MIESF assess merger potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... at any given time; as a closed fund, it also cannot take on the retirement savings of those working via labour hire companies. In 2022, APRA sustainability metrics showed MIESF had a total account growth rate (three-year average) of -9.23%, the fourth ...

Lack of action on menopause driving gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... said they'd left the workforce early because of menopause; Macquarie Business School estimates this costs Australian companies about $10 billion a year in terms of recruitment and productivity. Meantime, in managing their symptoms, about 30% have used ...

TWC launches Global Wealth Creators Fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... TWC Investment Management has launched the Select Global Wealth Creators Fund (SGWC), offering access to high-quality companies to wholesale and institutional investors. The actively managed fund aims to deliver annual returns of 3-4% above the MSCI ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... to demonstrate value. "The ability of active funds to play on pricing inefficiencies in relatively under-researched companies and the autonomy to proactively tweak their portfolios accordingly provide a tangible advantage over passive indexes," Sanzgiri ...

Major themes impacting systematic investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... they adapt to complex and fast-changing market dynamics. Invesco found factors aligned with the success of large tech companies such as momentum, growth, and quality have performed exceptionally well over the past year, while value underperformed. The ...

Treasury consults on beneficial ownership disclosure reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... public beneficial ownership register, aimed at increasing transparency around who actually owns, controls or profits from companies. The first stage is focused on listed companies, and following a previous consultation in 2022, the government has released ...

ASIC escalates super fund enforcement in 2025

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... enforcement priorities and flagging that it will hold directors on trustee boards to the same standards as those in big companies. While the corporate regulator heightened its focused on the superannuation sector throughout the year, ASIC deputy chair ...