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New SMSF industry body launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... held its first sitting at the Digital Economy Conference this week. The SMSF Innovation Council also includes ASF Audits head of technical Shelley Banton, BGL Corporate Solutions general manager of product Jeevan Tokhi, Saul SMSF chief executive and ...

Small industry super funds beat giants on trust, service, value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
Small industry super funds lead on trust, service, and value for money, according to CoreData's annual member engagement survey. CoreData research consultant Alana Devitt told Financial Standard that members' trust in small industry funds is built through ...

Geopolitical risks force family offices into alternatives, cash: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... strong momentum, with three-quarters (75%) of respondents feeling positive about the prospects for the asset class. BlackRock head of the Americas institutional business Armando Senra said with 60% of family offices pessimistic about the global outlook ...

QIC offloads Victorian shopping centre for $440m

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... for a new equity raise, and a new syndicate of high-net-worth investors." Meanwhile, PGIM Real Estate managing director and head of Australia Steve Bulloch said: "We remain very selective in the retail space, but this opportunity ticks a number of boxes ...

Pacific Current Group appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... 2018. Arter was most recently chief executive of Cbus for three years to May 2023. Previously, he also served as country head, Australia for BlackRock and was chief executive of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation. He also has close to two decades' ...

Australian Ethical, CEFC pour $30m into climate tech venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... fundamental. "We are confident this team will deliver both environmental and commercial outcomes," Learmonth said. Meanwhile, CEFC head of growth capital Malcolm Thornton said the investment will speed up the advancement of technology essential to climate ...

RQI Investors launches new strategy with UniSuper backing

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... Strategy. The fund is managed by lead portfolio manager Joanna Nash, portfolio managers Ron Guido and Wang Chun Wei, and head of investments David Walsh. "We believe the fund has the ability to deliver strong excess returns with robust risk management ...

Ascalon hires from SCM, Zenith and GQG

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... Partners. Aubrey Roga joins as chief executive of the investment consulting and asset management firm, with Shane Hawke moving to head of implemented consulting and investment research. Roga brings over two decades of experience in asset management ...

Royal London Asset Management plants flag in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
Royal London Asset Management has appointed a Sydney-based regional sales head to expand the firm's footprint in Australia. The UK active investment manager named Kevin Haran to assume the newly created role. Haran will be responsible for establishing ...

Investors face headwinds in integrating physical climate risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
While investors are increasingly factoring physical climate risks into their decision making, there are several challenges to doing so, a review of public funds' experience has found. A new report from CPP Investments and thinktank OMFIF looks at how ...