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REIT returns to come back strong: Expert

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
Real estate has not been the most sought-after asset in the wake of a higher interest rate environment globally, but times are changing according to one expert. Dexus Global REIT Fund portfolio manager David Kruth told Financial Standard that while ...

Retail funds drive down admin fees: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
Expensive retail superannuation funds have finally become competitive with industry funds after bringing down their administration fees, a new analysis by KPMG shows. KPMG found that admin fees for MySuper products have come down from 0.33% to 0.26% ...

Former director sentenced to seven years in prison

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... already spent in custody since November 2021 when imposing the sentence. Judge Heaton KC said Ali's offending involved a level of sophistication, over a period, exploiting the trust of his victims, and that his dishonesty contributed to particularly ...

Chinese property market to stabilise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... and chief emerging markets macro strategist Chris Kushlis said the new measures could help stabilise the market at a low level over the next six to 12 months. "Chinese authorities recently unveiled a housing market support plan that shifts the focus ...

APRA hits Mercer with additional licence conditions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... membership size and assets. It is important that, when preparing to scale up operations, the trustee has the appropriate level of controls in place to ensure frameworks and systems continue to serve the needs of current and future fund members." Cole ...

GSFM to distribute new strategy in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... managing partner and EQMC chief investment officer Francisco De Juan. They are supported by a group of advisors with executive-level experience. De Juan said the GSFM partnership allows for Alantra's strategies to reach a whole new market of investors ...

SEC approves eight Ethereum ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... Australia risks being left behind. "While the tide is shifting in the US both at an institutional, government and regulatory level Australia is still slow off the mark," they said. "It's clear from the actions this week that there will be a much more ...

Family offices up active management, eye generative AI: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... equities. On average, they allocated 16% to developed market bonds in 2023, up from just 12% in 2022, and plan to maintain this level in 2024. "The shift towards developed markets fixed income does not surprise me because we have owned little to no fixed ...

Australian Ethical snaps up asset manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Australian Ethical has struck a deal to acquire Altius Asset Management, the sustainable fixed income business of Australian Unity, a move that will see its funds under management (FUM) swell by $2 billion. The acquisition will see both firms merge ...

UK forewarns Australia on wholesale test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
After recently backflipping on changing its high-net-worth investor (HNWI) tests, the UK serves as a cautionary tale for Australia as it mulls overhauling its own wholesale investor thresholds. The UK government introduced new HNWI and sophisticated ...