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Lazard AM launches emerging market fund to retail sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
Lazard Asset Management (LAM) has launched an emerging markets equity fund to retail investors. The Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Advantage Fund, which uses a quantitative solution and systematic investment process, is now available to retail investors. ...

Former Berndale director pleads guilty

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... funds. The court heard D'Amore transferred $681,496.98 between 2017 and 2018, funds he knew were largely sourced from retail client deposits. Former clients of the firm are still owed more than $8.9 million. The case stems from the collapse of Berndale ...

Ausbil broadens wholesale sustainable fund access with ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... ETF, which leverages its Active Sustainable Equity Fund which was exclusive to wholesale and advised clients, to expand retail access for sustainable investment solutions. The new ETF (ASX: ASUS) provides exposure to an actively managed portfolio of ...

Clime Investment offloads SMA business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... completed documentation. "Commercial terms are agreed. These transactions represent further progress in exiting sub-scale retail product structures and aligning the group to its future mandate-led operating model," Clime said. Yesterday, the group finalised ...

TPD and disability claims behind 88% of life insurance disputes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... health was the leading cause of TPD claims, making up almost one in three claims paid. The $2.2 billion paid in 2024 in retail mental health claims nearly doubled the amount recorded five years ago. Further, mental ill health is also driving one in five ...

Pacific Equity Partners makes unsolicited bid for oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... reaches over 99% of metro Australians and 72% of metro New Zealanders every week. Assets are located across roadsides, retail centres, airports, train stations, bus stops, office towers and universities. The board of oOh!media said it will consider and ...

Canada launches first sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... in nation-building projects, with a seed investment from the Canadian government of $25 billion. It will also launch a retail investment product. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the launch of the Canada Strong Fund, the nation's first sovereign ...

Core-satellite models can only be effective with purpose: Vanguard

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... basic equity benchmarks despite the higher fee load. However, allocations towards alternatives remained relatively low for retail clients, as advisers were reminded to reconsider if the asset class should remain in a portfolio. Among different asset ...

Australia attracts $18bn for CRE investments in 2025: Knight Frank

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... July 2025. Outside of this transaction, cross-border investors were largely focused on the traditional sectors of office, retail and industrial, Knight Frank said. Meanwhile, investment in CRE grew by 12% globally in the year, a "decent rise" due to ...

Qualitas appoints former Centuria head of FM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... he oversaw more than $20 billion in assets across listed and unlisted property funds invested in the office, industrial, retail, healthcare, and agricultural sectors. Prior to that, he was the head of industrial and the fund manager of the Centuria Industrial ...