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Super sector to dominate by 2034

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... innovative in moving into ownership of other (related party) financial services businesses, usually via private equity or venture capital," Rice Warner said. "As these risks are borne by members, little capital is required at present. However, the process ...

Pendal family office lead moves to boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... short positions in small caps. It has been expanding its remit to add other alternative investments, such as its recent venture with Gresham Partners to launch a royalties fund. Pendal is currently recruiting for Saunders' role. "Until the appointment ...

AXA acquires largest student housing portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
... accommodation portfolio, Urbanest, on behalf of its clients as part of its Australian Student Accommodation Program joint venture (ASAP JV). The Urbanest portfolio comprises over 6800 beds across 14 operational assets located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane ...

Chief economist update: Australian economy gently turning which way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... say. If current conditions persist, 2020 will see the RBA take interest rates to its stated line in the sand of 0.25%, venture into quantitative easing, and the Morrison government forced into raising government spending - bringing forward more tax cuts ...

QSuper, Sunsuper not committed to merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... operational efficiencies remains a distinct possibility, and would follow on the heels of the recently confirmed joint venture between Equipsuper and Catholic Super. The joint venture allows the two funds to retain their branding, but combines their ...

FIIG makes first impact investing play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... director Jim Stening said the bond was a milestone for both the firm and the Australian market, serving as FIIG's first venture into impact investing. "It is the first time we have brought an impact investment product to market, with the VisionFund ...

Pengana to acquire stake in US firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... Chicago-based asset management firm. Lizard Investors, which specialises in global small to mid-cap equities, entered into a joint venture with Pengana in 2015 to sub-advise the Pengana Global Small Companies Fund. The proposed acquisition extends a ...

Afterpay slides in global fintech rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... The annual KPMG and H2 Ventures FINTECH100 list is a collaboration between the global consulting firm and Sydney-based venture capital investment thought leaders, H2 Ventures, which ranks the top 50 most innovative fintechs and the next fintechs to shake ...

Adviser moves show industry upheaval

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... October. Equipsuper went from four aligned advisers to 12, likely due to Catholic Super's dealer group ceasing. The joint venture between the two industry funds officially went ahead last month. The register showed Catholic Super had 30 advisers ...

Sunsuper, QSuper confirm merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... combine these two elements," Ross told Financial Standard. He said the true test would be whether the merger or joint venture could attain "measureable benefits to members". "In order to realise synergies, the investment teams and other departments will ...