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16% of asset managers to exit by 2027: PwC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
... heightened by an impending mass transfer of wealth from baby boomers to millennials. Concerns over inflation, market volatility, and interest rate movements are highlighted as major issues for both investors and asset managers over the next one to two ...

HESTA generates 9.59% investment return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... high inflation. HESTA chief investment officer Sonya Sawtell-Rickson said while the fund expected periods of market volatility, it was well-placed to respond to challenging conditions. ​​ "Our balanced growth option is where most of our members are ...

AustralianSuper posts solid return for FY23

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... said that the fund achieved a strong result despite economic challenges and key unlisted asset write-downs. "Investment market returns have been better than we expected and economic growth has proved relatively resilient with consumer spending holding ...

Nuveen, Commonwealth Private partner to launch REIT

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... offers monthly liquidity via a share repurchase plan with no performance fees. The REIT also provides resiliency across market cycles through selective investments into commercial real estate debt, offering a potential measure of the downside and performance ...

Asset managers ride the storm: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... events have shifted the focus." When it comes to external challenges, 57% of respondents said that financial market volatility is a top challenge in the industry, with regulatory change coming in second as the most impactful challenge. "While extreme ...

Dexus assets drop by $1bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... decreased 7.7% on prior book values which was driven by higher capitalisation rates and discount rates, partially offset by market rental growth. "The industrial portfolio decreased by circa 0.2% on prior book values, with strong rental growth largely ...

High value investors playing it safe: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... number has jumped to 26%. Meanwhile, just 48% are in favour of riskier returns compared to 66%. Given the volatility of the market, this is a common trend across other segments in this study. HVIs are now in line with non-HVIs when considering potential ...

Bank of England launches first system- wide stress test

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... have shown that market-based finance has been increasingly prone to sudden liquidity stresses during periods of market volatility. It used the example of the March 2020 "dash for cash," which saw investors sell off assets to obtain cash following pandemic ...

BlackRock files for bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... private keys linked to the trust's bitcoin holdings in "cold storage". Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for a spot bitcoin ETF in the US. The SEC has consistently delayed or rejected applications for spot bitcoin ETFs, citing ...

Epsilon launches second Australian fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... structured and documented senior secured floating rate loans to high quality, credit-worthy Australian and New Zealand middle-market companies," he explained. "Investors find it attractive that the fund focuses on performing companies operating in non-cyclical ...