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Frontier calls for better unlisted asset valuations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
Frontier Advisors is collaborating with Australian asset owners to hold fund managers to account regarding the accurate valuation of unlisted assets. The consulting firm was spurned to action amid robust growth in the superannuation sector, with an ...

Warakirri buys almond farm

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
Warakirri's Diversified Agriculture Fund has made its first exposure to the nut complex, purchasing an almond farm in Victoria. In a $30 million off market deal, the fund's sixth investment is in the Sunraysia region on the Murray River and is one of ...

Cbus delivers strong returns, grapples property headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... be a very good absolute return, particularly in an environment of high inflation, rising interest rates, the Russia-Ukraine War, and issues in the US regional banking system," he said. Chatfield emphasised that Cbus would maintain its strategic commitment ...

BlackRock raises $500m for Super Battery

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
BlackRock Alternatives has secured over $500 million from Australian and global institutional and sovereign co-investors to expedite the development of the Waratah Super Battery. The Waratah Super Battery (WSB), believed to be one the largest committed ...

Asset managers ride the storm: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
While recent volatility has undoubtedly rattled the investment management landscape, it hasn't deterred asset managers from their future plans, according to a recent global study. The study, conducted by Coalition Greenwich in partnership with Northern ...

Advice firms merge to create Count Adelaide

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
Financial advice practices Crosby Dalwood and Warnecke & Co (Warnecke) will merge and rebrand as Count Adelaide in July. The two firms, which already existed in the Count network, will join to offer accounting and wealth advisory services to South Australians ...

ASIC nudges trustees on member fund compliance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
ASIC is appealing for superannuation trustees to adhere to their legal responsibilities concerning member funds following a review of 12 trustees. A recent review by ASIC revealed that most aren't meeting their legal responsibilities for managing incoming ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
An academic has raised concerns about the impact anti-hawking laws will have on superannuation funds' ability to provide financial advice amid the federal government's proposal to open advice to other channels. Anthony Asher, an associate professor ...

MSCI ponders reclassifying Nigeria, Egypt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
MSCI is consulting with industry as to whether Nigeria should be reclassified as a Standalone Market, while considering doing the same for Egypt. MSCI announced it will continue to consult with market participants on potentially reclassifying the MSCI ...

Large AFSLs lead advice complaints: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
Financial advisers from large aligned AFSL groups bear the brunt of complaints, according to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority's data, with several AMP and Insignia Financial practices leading the pack. Modelling of the AFCA data shows ...