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Treasury launches consultation on CSLR breaching sub-sector levy caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Treasury today launched a consultation on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), considering options on how to deal with estimates that have drastically exceeded sub-sector levy caps. Released late Friday, the consultation paper is seeking feedback ...

Macquarie AM acquires European student accommodation platforms

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has signed an agreement to acquire and combine two specialist platforms - MILESTONE and BaseStack Living - to expand its presence into the European purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector. The acquisitions ...

Pinnacle continues North America expansion with new recruit

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
The ASX-listed investment manager has appointed a head of Canada, welcoming an executive from T. Rowe Price to continue deepening its presence in the broader North American market. Based in Toronto, Jonathan Flegg has become Pinnacle Investment Management's ...

Betashares acquires InvestSense, launches Trellia Wealth Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
Betashares is acquiring managed accounts business InvestSense to create Trellia Wealth Partners out of the deal. Trellia will have about $8 billion in funds under management and will operate as a standalone business, of which Betashares will contribute ...

Blue Owl adds to local team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Blue Owl Capital, one of Wall Street's largest alternative asset managers, continues to add to its local headcount with the appointment of Tracy Jones. The listed New York alternatives manager has hired Jones from Pacific Equity Partners, where ...

Northern Trust selected to test tokenised asset uses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Project Acacia - first announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury back in September 2024 - will now include industry participants to explore how digital currencies and existing settlement infrastructure might support the development ...

Blue Owl launches fund to sophisticated investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
Alternatives fund manager Blue Owl Capital has launched a private credit fund to local investors in partnership with Koda Capital. The Blue Owl Credit Income Fund AUT is a feeder fund targeting financial advisers and their wholesale clients. This is ...

Barings expands into local self-storage sector

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
The asset manager has acquired a majority stake in Swift Storage, committing $200 million in seed investment. The acquisition includes majority ownership in both the existing portfolio of assets and the operating business. Swift Storage was founded ...

Vanguard, CFS deliver strong FY25 returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
The two retail superannuation funds delivered strong returns for members, but it was the low-cost, indexed-based strategy that outmuscled the other. Vanguard Super returned 13.5% p.a. for 2025 financial year for members aged 47 and under. Since its ...

BFA Global heads offshore

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
Private assets investment manager BFA Global Investors is expanding into Singapore as the firm looks to capitalise on growing institutional demand across Asia-Pacific markets. The move marks a significant milestone for the investment manager led by ...