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Pallas Capital, Ares launch $500m lending fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... "Taking this wider lending mandate to the market allows us to target larger loan sizes and a wider range of loan solutions to better meet demand from our borrower and broker partners," he said. Ares Management partner Will Farrant said he is delighted ...

Rest awards impact mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... in investments that are also expected to positively contribute to measurable environmental outcomes to make the world a better place," said Justin Cowper, head of institutional business for Ninety One in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. "We are fully ...

Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... Gao said: "This global growth is not yet rapid, and pension assets remain behind their pre-2022 position, but it is far better than the experience a year before. Inflation has moderated, and as a result financial markets have remained supported by interest ...

Super funds convene with assistant treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... expectations - and that's not good enough. This meeting is a clear signal of the sector's shared resolve to do better - with profit-to-member funds determined to lead the way." In cases involving complex claims - such as those with multiple death ...

Warren Buffet honours Charlie Munger in Berkshire shareholder letter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... deployment." "All in all, we have no possibility of eye-popping performance," Buffet said. But Berkshire "should do a bit better" than the average American corporation and, more importantly, operate with materially less risk of permanent capital loss ...

Super funds in pole position for expanded advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... funds are in good stead to bolster the availability and affordability of "simple personal advice" as part of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes package of reforms, which includes creating a new class of financial advisers called "Qualified Advisers" ...

Proposed super tax requires perspective: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... critical questions they will be fielding from clients. When it comes to income earned in super, Heffron said "we are still better [off] in super even with Division 296." But in terms of capital growth, what members will "hate about Div 296" is the taxation ...

Teals will push for super tax indexation: Burgess

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... independents who had been "very supportive and sympathetic" to its advocacy efforts in opposing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill. The Bill, introduced into parliament last year, imposes ...

ASIC waves red flag at advisers, trustees over Choice products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... of further research or consideration, ASIC noted. The regulator said it will continue to work closely with APRA to drive better practices in the superannuation industry, noting the latter's stated focus on investment governance. It also said the quality ...

Younger Aussies embracing SMSFs, guidance needed

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... might also incorporate trusts and other vehicles as well." Hurley added that all advisers should be thinking about how to better access information for the younger generation so that their retirement roadmap is a more holistic view of their entire portfolio ...