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Court sentences Ponzi scheme promoter

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
The Federal Court has sentenced the promoter of Courtenay House for his involvement in one of the country's biggest Ponzi schemes. David Sipina was handed down three years' imprisonment to be served via an intensive correction order after pleading ...

What you read in 2024

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Mergers, corporate fund closures and executive moves were the major motifs for Financial Standard readers this year. Unsurprisingly, further consolidation in the superannuation sector was a major driver of audience interest this year with a number of ...

Ares appoints EQT as RE for private market fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Ares Management Corporation has selected Equity Trustee (EQT) as responsible entity for its recently launched Ares Private Markets Fund (AUT). Financial Standard flagged the fund launch last week, with AUT - an Australian domiciled unit trust to provide ...

Sue Brake joins NZ Super, Lisa Gray departs VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Two of Australia's former top executives at the forefront of change have become highly influential figures on sovereign wealth fund boards. Sue Brake, former Future Fund investment chief and adviser to Singapore's central bank has chosen a second ...

The productivity bubble has burst: Productivity Commission

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
The latest national account figures indicate that Australia's productivity growth remains in the doldrums, prompting the Productivity Commission to declare revitalising productivity growth as a national priority. September quarter figures showed ...

Super balances drive household wealth growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Household wealth rose for the eighth consecutive quarter, up 2.4% or $401 billion in the September quarter 2024, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Total household wealth was $16.9 trillion in the September quarter, which was 9.9% ...

Cbus to play key role in new Bluey movie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
The newly announced Bluey movie is set to fetch big dollarbucks for Cbus members. Cbus members will benefit from the newly announced Bluey feature film, with the industry super fund a major backer of the movie's financier. Parents and children alike ...

Growth performance of Australia's top investment managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
Vanguard is the largest exchange-traded product (ETP) manager in Australia, having also so far this year achieved the highest growth from a funds under management (FUM) perspective ($15.4 billion) - however, there's more to the picture. According to ...

Invest Blue expands offering with new acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
Invest Blue - part of Ironbark Group - has announced the acquisition of wealth protection and estate planning provider Lambert Group. Lambert Group has a client portfolio of 700 families, coupled with a strong referral network and an experienced team ...

Ares launches private markets fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
Ares Management has launched a Private Market Fund (AUT), a locally domiciled unit trust to provide Australian wholesale clients access to Ares Private Markets Fund (AMPF) - as US registered management investment vehicle that's distributed through Ares' ...