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Industry breaks records for assets, flows, and product launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry has had a landmark year, breaking records pertaining to market capitalisation, net flows, and product launches. Last year, the ETF industry's funds under management (FUM) reached $246.3 billion ...

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
An alliance of financiers with over US$57.5 trillion in assets has bowed to US political pressure and hit pause after the exit of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock. Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM), which has over 300 members, announced it ...

Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Bitcoin reaped nearly four times more in returns compared to US equities during 2024, achieving 147% and trumping all the major asset classes. According to a VanEck and Bloomberg analysis, US equities delivered 38.2% for the year while global equities ...

Stamford Capital Investments launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Stamford Capital Investments (SCIM), the investment management arm of Stamford Capital, has launched its fourth fund, seeking to raise $100 million from wholesale investors. It expects to raise $30 million by the end of January for the fund's first ...

Insignia denies yet another takeover bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Insignia Financial has denied that it has received a takeover offer from global investment giant Brookfield Asset Management, in response to media speculation. Making an announcement on the ASX, Insignia noted the speculation that Brookfield was actively ...

Regal, Magellan book performance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... Alpha Extension Fund, a 130:30 long-short strategy. This is the third Vinva fund Magellan brought to market and follows the launch of the Vinva Global Equity Fund and the Vinva Australian Equity Fund in October.

Perpetual awards mandate to Equity Trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2025
Perpetual has appointed Equity Trustees (EQT) to oversee two of its superannuation products as the new trustee. Equity Trustees Superannuation will takeover trustee duties on 1 March 2025 from Perpetual for the Select Super Plan and Select Pension Plan. ...

Superhero Super assets to swell via fund transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Superhero Super's assets are about to double, as it prepares to merge with MYOB's Slate Super and Simple Choice Super. Members have now been informed that Slate Super and Simple Choice Super - both sub-plans of the Grosvenor Pirie Master Superannuation ...

Ares appoints EQT as RE for private market fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... (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 local wholesale investors access to Ares Private Markets ...

Ventura names new investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... talented individuals as Colette Thunig, Thomas McLeod, Callum Daly, and the broader team," Stojanovski said. "With the launch of the iQ Portfolios across a number of platforms and our focus on bolstering the investment capabilities of Ventura, the firm ...