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Macquarie breaks into top 50 fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... Mao, head of equity research and co-portfolio manager at Willis Towers Watson in Australia, said even though Australian equities performed better than their global counterparts in 2022, local managers with more exposure to equity business saw their rankings ...

Three actively managed funds shutter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... Asset Management have shuttered in recent weeks. The Platypus Systematic Growth Fund, which invests in up to 110 local equities, is shuttering after 14 years. It returned 11.6% in the year to June 2023 and aimed to beat the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index. ...

Alpine Capital launches in Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... said. "It was a natural fit." Reed said Alpine Capital will provide a dedicated service in capital markets, emerging equities, corporate advisory, and wealth management across offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. "James, Josh, and I will spearhead ...

Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... even though we were actively selling to get it down to these kinds of levels," she said. The fund held some 30.4% in equities, of which 21.8% was in global equities at the end of the June financial year. Between FY22 and FY23, the fund increased its ...

BlackRock unveils new gold ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... market uncertainty, investors have turned to assets such as gold as a diversifier to traditional investments such as equities and bonds. "Global events this year have meant that the prevailing investment narrative has shifted which has brought gold back ...

Future Fund refreshes investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... August. Meanwhile, Alicia Gregory continues as deputy chief Investment officer and will add the alternatives and listed equities teams to her direct reporting lines, alongside credit and private equity. Gregory will also create a new position of head ...

Multi-asset funds see $1bn exodus

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... months recorded net outflows. Calastone director Marsha Lee said mixed-asset funds were created to benefit from the way equities and bonds have traditionally moved - when one goes up, the other had tended to go down. "This meant you could achieve a better ...

Private credit boom sweeps Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... the financial system has declined since 2016 as the low-interest rate environment drove many to increase weightings to equities in search of higher returns. This drastically changed with the rapid growth in credit issued between 2020 and mid-2022. While ...

BBY chief charged with aiding and abetting fraud

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... a financial advantage. ASIC found that Bilton deceived St George Bank in related to the amount of BBY's unsettled equities trades for the benefit of the company. BBY went into voluntary administration on 17 May 2015 and in liquidation the year after. ...

Magellan FUM, share price tumble

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... was $39 billion - $17.5 billion in retail and $21.5 billion institutional. Month-to-month, the fund manager's global equities strategy FUM fell hardest from $18.6 billion to $15.3 billion, meanwhile its infrastructure equities strategy dipped from $15.7 ...