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Sidra Capital expands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Sidra Capital is expanding into the Australian market via the launch of a private credit fund that invests in the local mining and energy sectors. Headquartered in Saudi Arabia, the Shariah-compliant alternative fund manager is making its Sidra Asia ...

Global X to launch AI infrastructure ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Global X is launching the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure ETF (ASX: AINF), which focuses on companies with exposure to data centres, energy and materials that help facilitate the adoption of AI technologies. Launching on the ASX this month, AINF ...

ASIC loses Block Earner case

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
The Federal Court has vindicated Block Earner by overturning a decision that it needed an AFSL to offer its Earner product and dismissing ASIC's appeal to impose penalties on the digital asset platform. Justices O'Callaghan, Abraham and Button ...

Insignia Financial trims $5bn off FUM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
Market volatility and institutional outflows shaved $5 billion off Insignia Financial's funds under management (FUM) last quarter. In the March quarter, Insignia Financial said about $1.8 billion of the $3 billion an institutional client poured into ...

Corporate fund selects Mercer Super for SFT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
One of the few remaining corporate super funds, the Goldman Sachs & JBWere Superannuation Fund, will be merged into Mercer Super from next month. In September 2024, the trustee for the Goldman Sachs & JBWere Superannuation Fund - BEST Superannuation ...

Prime Financial Group buys Lincoln Indicators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
The ASX-listed wealth manager is acquiring Lincoln Indicators, expanding its presence in the high-net-worth and self-managed super spaces. Based in Melbourne, Lincoln Indicators is a provider of investment research and portfolio, platform and funds ...

Institutional capital returns to retail real estate after hiatus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Institutional capital is re-engaging in the retail real estate market, reflecting renewed conviction in the sector's outlook, according to a GPT Group report. The real estate manager, which has $34 billion in assets under management, argued that the ...

Centrepoint Alliance to acquire Brighter Super's advice book

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
Centrepoint Alliance has entered into an agreement to acquire the comprehensive advice book from ESI Financial Services, a wholly owned entity of Brighter Super. The transaction will see up to 400 clients, generating $1 million in annual revenue, transition ...

New government must prioritise payday super: SMC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) is urging Australia's newly elected government to pass the payday super legislation as a matter of priority within its first 100 days in power. The council's analysis found that in 2021-22, about $5.1 billion of super went ...

HUB24 sees record quarterly inflows of $4.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
HUB24 saw record platform inflows in Q3 of $4.9 billion, thanks to the large migration of $1.3 billion from Clearview WealthFoundations to HUB24 Super. Total funds under administration (FUA) reached $124.1 billion, up 24% on the prior corresponding ...