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BlackRock hires Housing Australia treasury chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
BlackRock's new head of fixed-income and credit product strategy has returned to funds management after taking on key roles at Housing Australia, New South Wales Treasury, and TCorp. Katherine Palmer brings over 12 years of government balance sheet ...

Former TCorp exec sets up consultancy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... portfolio construction at TCorp and spent over 11 years at the Future Fund in a similar role before that. He is a former head of strategic research at van Eyk Research and earlier worked as a research fellow at the University of Queensland and the Australian ...

Russell Investments names investment head for APAC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
Russell Investments has appointed Andrew Pease as head of investments for Asia-Pacific as the US asset manager deepens its regional presence amid volatile markets. Pease, who recently served as global chief investment strategist, brings over 30 years ...

BlackRock to list its first active ETF in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... a 19.4% annualised return over five years to March end. It has some US$17.4 billion in assets under management. BlackRock head of investments for enhanced factors Philip Hodges, who is also the portfolio manager of DYNF, explained the new ETF draws on ...

QSuper settles $67m class action

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... that the court will determine the process for distributing the settlement amount to eligible members. Shine Lawyers joint head of class actions Craig Allsopp welcomed the settlement. Allsopp said the settlement brings "long-awaited relief" to affected ...

Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
Responsible investing is buoyed by strong tailwinds coming from asset owners despite the political and regulatory headwinds, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference heard this morning. The sector is being emboldened by institutional ...

QIC completes equity raise, refinancing for energy platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... deliver on strong customer demand and pipelines of development projects, including several Power Purchase Agreements. QIC head of global infrastructures Ross Israel said the fundraising momentum represent a "distinct opportunity" in Australia. "Having ...

SS&C extends super fund partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... cloud-native services, we can efficiently deliver to our members a modern, high-quality user experience," he said. Meanwhile, SS&C head of GIDS Australia Shaun McKenna welcomed the extension of the "deep-rooted partnership". "The fund has grown significantly ...

Centuria divests three industrial assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... they've delivered internal rate of returns (IRRs) exceeding 11% for each fund's investors. Centuria funds management head Jesse Curtis said the domestic industrial market has benefitted from strong tailwinds in recent years, which have persisted ...

CFS awards global equities mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) has awarded a global equities mandate to a US$160 billion fund manager. US fund manager Brown Advisory has won the mandate to oversee the global equities strategy available on FirstChoice, debuting on May 24. The option - ...