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HMC Capital reaches first close on fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
The asset manager has successfully closed its Health Care and Life Sciences Unlisted real estate fund (UHF) after receiving more than $1 billion, including from major global pension funds. The group said it secured $640 million of equity commitments ...

Trading platform pays $830k over suspicious trades

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... unaware of the conduct until ASIC detected it. In this instance, it was fined $250,000. The MDP has been significantly more active in 2023 than in previous years, with the penalty issued to Interactive Brokers marking the fifth it's handed out this year. ...

ARK Invest acquires European ETF issuer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
ARK Invest, an investment manager famous for its focus on disruptive innovation, has acquired Rize ETF, a European provider of thematic and sustainable investment options. The acquisition is part of ARK's global expansion strategy, designed to meet ...

OTPP, PGGM chief investment officers resign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... decades," Taylor said. "He has also played a critical role in establishing our multifaceted climate strategy and as an active advocate for action on diversity, equity and inclusion, both internally and through engagement with our portfolio companies." ...

Prime Super acquires utilities provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
The $6.7 billion Prime Super has acquired a utilities provider in which Macquarie Group held a stake. Active Utilities provides electricity, gas, and water, as well as end-to-end billing and customer support services. It operates 75,000 utility meters ...

Perpetual shutters innovation fund, Pendal funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... decision is due to it not attaining and not being expected to attain the scale required to remain viable. As such, the active ETF of the same name will also be terminated. "As part of a large global asset management business we must continually look ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 11.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... global bond and equity markets saw the Reference Portfolio lose 14.2%, and a strong performance by the super fund's active investment strategies saw it significantly outperform. Reflecting on this, NZ Super Fund chief executive Matt Whineray said ...

Most Australian actively managed funds lag the index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... equity funds underperformed their benchmark, the S&P Developed Ex-Australia LargeMidCap. The index rose 18.1%, while the active funds posted rises of 16.1% and 14.8% on an equal-weighted and asset-weighted basis. Strikingly, 95% of international equity ...

HESTA welcomes head of portfolio design

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
Dianne Sandoval will become the super fund's head of portfolio design, starting her new role in October. Sandoval brings over 30 years of investment management experience to the role, having worked at financial institutions across the Middle East ...

Causeway PM, H&G form joint venture

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
Causeway will manage a large pool of investor funds through a strategic joint venture with ASX-listed Hancock and Gore (H&G) and introduce its offerings to the Australian market. The H&G Causeway Dynamic Credit Fund looks to offer a streamlined mechanism ...