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Franklin Templeton brings Lexington Partners PE fund down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
The investment manager has launched the Franklin Lexington Private Equity Secondaries Fund, offering Australian investors access to a diversified private equity portfolio focused on the secondaries market. The new offering invests into an Australian ...

FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) has opposed collective charging for "always complex and costly" retirement planning advice and emphasised the need for consumer protection in the provision of super nudges in its submission to Treasury ...

MA Financial partners to invest $2.6bn in middle market loans

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
The joint venture, which includes three partnering institutions, is aiming to establish a differentiated platform focused on the US middle market. MA Financial Group, Monroe Capital and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) will invest up to US$1.7 ...

Macquarie reprimanded again for derivatives compliance failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
ASIC is again taking action against Macquarie Bank for "multiple and significant compliance failures" relating to its futures-dealing business and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade reporting. The failures have been undetected for many years ...

Ellerston Capital awards distribution mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
Sodor Capital will distribute three Ellerston Capital funds to institutional investors. Ellerston Capital has signed Sodor Capital to market three of its funds - the Ellerston Fixed Income Target Return Fund, Ellerston JAADE Australian Private Assets ...

ETF Shares introduces three ETFs on Cboe

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
ETF Shares will debut three ETFs on Cboe Australia tomorrow in a bid to stake a claim in the "highly concentrated" market. ETFS US Quality ETF (BEST), ETFS US Technology ETF (WWW) and ETFS Magnificent 7+ ETF (HUGE) all invest in US shares and charge ...

Platinum merger no cure for active managers' challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
A merger between Platinum Asset Management and L1 Capital may deliver scale, but it won't resolve the deeper structural issues dogging traditional active managers, including fee pressure and market share loss to passive investment vehicles like ETFs ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
Industry groups representing financial advice and superannuation have congratulated Anthony Albanese and the Labor government for the overwhelming federal election win over the weekend. Super Members Council (SMC) said it is looking forward to working ...

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
Rest has disclosed the existence of 'Project Scarlet,' an internal program that the fund's carried out over the past 18 months to improve its death benefit claims processes. A spokesperson for the $93 billion super fund said the program ...

Vado Private announces senior hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Vado Private, the private credit provider, has recruited a funds management lead as demand for private corporate loans soars. Mark Zukerman has been appointed to the newly created position and will join the investment committee, ensuring the private ...