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Qualitas scores $550m mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
Qualitas revealed it has secured its first commitment from a North American-based global institutional investor. The $550 million mandate will be invested in commercial real estate private credit across construction loans, predevelopment land loans ...

Nominations open for FS Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... 2024 Financial Standard Power50 are now open as we recognise the country's most influential advisers who continue to raise the standards for the profession and provide outstanding service to clients and the wider community. This year, we celebrate ...

Financial advice profession 'lacks consistent protocols'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... FAAA put forward seven key recommendations to help reduce the impact of financial abuse. These included taking action to raise public awareness of financial abuse, creating a central source of training and support for those affected, establishing a hotline ...

Long-term optimism for APAC despite short-term hurdles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... in 2023. "But while the region's fundraising may have reached a decade low and most country-specific funds struggled to raise capital, demand for Asia-regional funds grew amid investors' stronger preference for diversification and reduced risk appetite," ...

Aussies' financial literacy declines, young people fare the worst

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... experienced each of two financial stress indicators: 20.7% of households had cash-flow problems and 18.7% of households couldn't raise $2000 within a week. Additionally, more than half of Australians are reportedly just making ends meet or failing to ...

Ascot Securities hit with infringement notice for 'serious failures'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
Ascot Securities was issued an infringement notice by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) in November last year for serious failures, resulting in a $3.1 million penalty and a requirement to enter an enforceable undertaking. However, Ascot chose not ...

Hamilton Lane closes largest raise at $8.4bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
Hamilton Lane announced the final closing of Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund VI with US$5.6 billion (AU$8.4 billion) in commitments, marking the largest fundraise in the firm's history. Fund VI materially exceeded its original US$5 billion target, seeing ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said at the Morgan Stanley Australia Summit in Sydney yesterday that a key goal of the Budget was to fight inflation in a way that doesn't damage an already weak economy. "... the primary focus of the Budget was to tackle inflation ...

QIC adds to streak of venture capital investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has agreed to become a cornerstone investor in early and growth-stage fund Sprint Ventures, while also investing in biotech venture capital firm Brandon Capital. Yesterday, Financial Standard reported that QIC's ...

Hostplus rejigs Maritime Super insurance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... Rainmaker Information. To improve members' ability to claim total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance, Hostplus will raise the age limit for making a claim from 65 to 67. It will also change the definition from "unable" to "unlikely" to ever be ...