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AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
Although the emerging markets have been on the backfoot in recent years, they are beginning to gain ground again with institutional investors, an expert from Janus Henderson Investors noted, underpinned by the rise of artificial intelligence. Institutional ...

SPAC acquires Australian Food & Agriculture

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... Coonamble. They include 87,000 acres of dryland and irrigated cropping that produces irrigated cotton, wheat, barley, canola, and corn among others; water entitlements; and livestock-carrying capacity of about 247,000 for sheep wool, meat, and cattle ...

Investment firm becomes cornerstone investor in Finexia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
Investment firm Factory Capital has become a cornerstone investor in Finexia Financial Group through a $3.73 million private placement subscription. The deal comprises the purchase of 12.46 million Finexia shares at $0.30 each, a 20% premium over its ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
The ASX-listed companies have poured $80 million into a new Australian carbon credits fund from Silva Capital. The Silva Carbon Origination Fund is one of the first funds in Australia to invest in large-scale, high-integrity Australian Carbon Credit ...

BNP Paribas in talks to buy AXA Investment Managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
AXA is at the pointy end of discussions with BNP Paribas to offload its asset management business for $8.5 billion. AXA Investment Managers has been part of the AXA Group for 25 years and, in that time, has grown to house some $1.4 trillion (€850 ...

WTW retirement solutions lead steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
A long-serving Willis Towers Watson (WTW) superannuation and retirement expert has left the firm after nearly 28 years. Nick Callil was the head of retirement solutions for Australia, leading WTW's research in retirement strategy. He also consulted ...

Advisers encouraged to embrace AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
The Investment Trends Adviser Technology Needs Report found financial advisers are showing a strong demand for better technology integration as they look to consolidate their tech stacks. Interestingly, the survey found the adoption of artificial intelligence ...

Former director disqualified for breaching obligations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
Having been involved in three failed companies, ASIC has disqualified a former financial services industry director for five years. Christian Oey was the director of two financial services companies between May 1999 and November 2018, Clickthru and ...

Rest's MySuper option returns 8.67% in FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
Rest's core strategy default MySuper investment option, where most of its two million members are invested, delivered a one-year return of 8.67% over the last financial year. This exceeds its long-term average annual return of 8.29% since July 1988. ...

AustralianSuper completes build-to-rent-to-own project

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
AustralianSuper has completed its first build-to-rent-to-own housing development (BTRTO), located in Melbourne's northwest. Built in conjunction with property developer and operator Assemble, residents have now moved into 15 Thompson Street, Kensington. ...