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Islamic Bank hands back licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... to APRA last week. Since July 2022, Islamic Bank held a licence to operate a restricted authorised deposit-taking institution (RADI). This "allows an entity time to develop resources and capabilities and to conduct limited banking business during its ...

UniSuper, ISPT acquire commercial property at Western Sydney Airport

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
UniSuper and ISPT have jointly acquired a 280-hectare greenfield logistics development site, Burra Park, situated near the entrance of the new Western Sydney International Airport. The industry fund and property fund manager plan to develop Burra Park ...

EG to target intermediaries

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
The real estate giant plans to expand into the intermediaries sector with the recent hire of Mark Weingarth as its director of business management. Weingarth, who officially joined EG in October last year, brings over 17 years of experience in financial ...

More than 40% of women unprepared for retirement: CFS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... women are not financially prepared for retirement, according to Colonial First State. That's the key finding from the institution's consumer research, which showed a 13-percentage point gap compared to the 31% of men who feel the same. The research found ...

Platinum plans turnaround, FUM dwindles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Platinum Investment Management unveiled its turnaround strategy as funds under management (FUM) continue to suffer institutional investor outflows and negative returns. The fund manager said its immediate priorities in the next few months is to cut ...

Nominations open for 30th annual MAX Awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Nominations are now open for the annual Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards. Now in their 30th year, the MAX Awards recognises industry excellence in the fields of marketing, advertising and sales in financial ...

Pallas Capital, Ares launch $500m lending fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
Pallas Capital (Pallas) has established a new lending facility with funds managed by NYSE-listed alternatives firm Ares Management. The fund, dubbed Pallas Funding Trust No. 2 (PFT), has a total funding of $500 million approved by its funding partners. ...

UniSuper creates lead governance, compliance role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
A key Morningstar executive is taking on the newly created role in May. Annika Bradley has been appointed senior manager, investment specialist (policy and advice) at UniSuper. She is currently director, manager research ratings for Asia Pacific at ...

Copia seals distribution partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
Copia Investment Partners has won a partnership with HSBC Asset Management to distribute a strategy to retail investors. Copia will make the HSBC Global Infrastructure Equity Fund available to retail investors after it was launched to the institutional ...

Rest awards impact mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
Rest is $150 million closer to reaching its impact investment target after allocating to a listed equity fund. Rest has invested in an international listed equities strategy run by Ninety-One, which "aims to achieve long-term total returns by investing ...