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Challenger details future strategy, plans JV

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... 1. "The proposed joint venture will leverage the capabilities of both Challenger and SimCorp to provide Australia's first fully technology-led, integrated front-to-back cloud-based investment operations platform. The initiative will provide investment ...

State Street plans local ETF portal launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
Following its launch in Singapore this week, State Street plans to roll out its Fund Connect ETF portal in Australia. The Fund Connect ETF portal is part of State Street Digital and provides access to more than 960 ETFs. It was made available in Singapore ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... its detail. Helping to demystify the hotly questioned policy, Abood said: "Under this proposal, a share of the member's first principal place of residence could be considered as an asset of their superannuation fund, like any other investment." "From ...

Top Aussie equities funds revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
Analysis from Rainmaker Information shows Bennelong, PM Capital, Plato Investment Management and Vanguard had the best performing Australian equities products in the three years to March end. The latest performance tables for managed funds shows Bennelong's ...

First crypto ETFs launch on Cboe Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
... to the world's largest digital tokens by market capitalisation, Bitcoin and Ethereum. ETF Securities launched Australia's first cryptocurrency-backed ETFs on Cboe Australia to provide local investors with simple access to the growing appeal of cryptocurrency. ...

US firm backs Koda Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
The private wealth manager has sold a minority stake to Emigrant Partners as part of a broader strategy that will see Koda Capital make its own acquisitions. Emigrant Partners is now a minority strategic investor in the HNW firm, adding Koda Capital ...

ETF Securities to win Australian crypto ETF race

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
ETF Securities is claiming to have won the race to launch Australia's first bitcoin and ether ETFs. Cosmos Asset Management, 3iQ and other companies have jockeyed with ETF Securities to list first, but the latter has said it's ended the multi-year contest ...

TWUSUPER chair retires after two decades

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... appointed to the role. Effective this month, Sherry will lead TWUSUPER's board, drawing on his experience as Australia's first minister for superannuation between 2007 and 2009 and as a founding director of Hostplus and ClubPlus. He also has extensive ...

ANZ stablecoin amplifies changing operating models

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
ANZ has seized the opportunities afforded to it by global digital currency adoption and created the first Australian-bank-issued stablecoin with positive results. Having only recently minted its first stablecoin, ANZ has already found several key elements ...

Schroders scores $250m private debt mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
Schroders Capital has won its first Australian private debt mandate, with a superannuation fund investing $250 million. The bespoke mandate, handed down by an unnamed "large industry superannuation fund", covers corporate, real estate and infrastructure ...