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Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Superannuation industry groups are pushing back against a campaign led by NSW Liberal Senator Maria Kovacic seeking to allow single and divorced woman to access their superannuation early to purchase a property. Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

Best and worst performing ETFs revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
The best and worst performing Australian ETFs have been identified in new analysis by InvestSMART in its inaugural ETF Scorecard report. The report provides a ranking of ETFs based on their performance to 31 August 2024. The best performing ETF was ...

ASX listings dwindle as companies abandon public markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... by over 15% in the past decade. According to EQT, rising costs and complexities of going public are pushing companies to seek private capital. The investment organisation said that stricter regulations, increased compliance requirements, and greater ...

Coller Capital opens PE secondaries fund to Aussie investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
Coller Capital has launched the Coller Private Equity Secondaries Fund to Australian private wealth investors. The firm said it is its first dedicated evergreen fund in Australia. The launch also follows an evergreen offering in private infrastructure ...

ASIC seeks $27m penalty against AustralianSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
ASIC is seeking a major $27 million penalty against AustralianSuper in the Federal Court. ASIC alleges that, for almost 10 years, AustralianSuper failed to have adequate policies and procedures to identify members who held multiple AustralianSuper accounts ...

New shareholder, governance services firm enters market

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
The firm aims to navigate Australian companies through the complex landscape of investor expectations and corporate governance, it said. Founded by Marc Stanghieri, the former head of mergers and acquisitions at Morrow Sodali, PGS Advisers plans to ...

Hamilton Lane debuts private markets infra fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
Hamilton Lane is introducing an evergreen private markets infrastructure fund to local qualified investors. The Hamilton Lane Global Private Infrastructure Fund is a total return strategy, targeting capital appreciation and income, and gives qualified ...

Global X launches defence technology ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
Global X has launched a defence technology exchange-traded fund (ETF) which offers targeted exposure to sectors "driving the future of defence." The Global X Defence Tech ETF (ASX: DTEC) will afford investors access to global companies, such as those ...

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
The S&P Dow Jones SPIVA Global Scorecard has revealed another tough year for active management in 2024. Initially covering just US-domiciled funds, nine regional year-end scorecards now cover active performance in funds operating in markets in Australia ...

Betashares launches defence ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... month on the ASX. "This acceleration in spending is projected to continue for the foreseeable future as NATO-aligned nations seek to strengthen their strategic positions, with many major governments having announced greater spending plans for the future ...