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The top Australian small-cap fund, year after year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... manager Andrew Mitchell told Financial Standard that what sets the fund apart isn't just long-term performance, but the rare ability to also outperform in the short term - something few peers manage. Mitchell credited Ophir's consistency to a ...

UGC's AFCA membership to cease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will expel United Global Capital's (UGC) membership effective May 31. UGC, which is now in liquidation, began providing financial services, including financial advice, in 2017 to retail and sophisticated ...

Roc Partners launches new PE fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... group managing partner Michael Lukin said. "We're excited to bring this opportunity to wholesale investors, offering them a rare opportunity to access a highly curated and well-balanced portfolio of private equity investments." Lukin said there has been ...

Clean energy strategies a gateway to long-term growth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... revenue was among the most valuable outcomes from their strategy. "The mining sector stands to gain both from production of rare earth materials for clean energy and efficiencies of generating their own power from renewables," Frost said. "In Australia ...

Luxury asset investment platform launches for high-net-worth investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... high-end collectibles. The platform currently offers access to US$150 million worth of investment-grade assets including rare handbags, fine wines, rare whiskies, classic cars, and luxury timepieces. Global luxury spending has been growing steadily at ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... dramatically when they have access to early education and care that's high quality, but it also happens to be one of those rare silver bullets when it comes to accelerating progress for gender equality," Dent said. Without the infrastructure or having ...

Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... The MSCI ACWI had a 29.5% return last year, while the median global equity manager delivered 24.8%. Beating the index was a rare feat - just 36% of fund managers pulled it off. Frontier Advisors senior consultant Brad Purkis noted this year's benchmark ...

Superannuation powerbrokers bound for US investment summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... the statement said. "As Australia and the US continue to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties, the historic summit is a rare opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate what brings our nations together - and forge a plan for how we deepen these relationships ...

ASIC calls out super trustees over 'weak' anti-scam practices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... superannuation trustees, released first to the media, seemingly ignores the super sector's proactive measures to tackle these rare super scams, measures which ASIC is aware of," ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said. "In the media statements this ...

TPG co-founder David Bonderman dies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
David Bonderman, the co-founder of global alternatives investor TPG, passed away this week. Bonderman, affectionately known as 'Bondo' to many, was also founder of Wildcat Capital Management, the Bonderman family office, and owner of National Hockey ...