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Dimensional launches Aussie fund to NZ market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
Dimensional has taken one of its local sustainability funds across the ditch, launching it as a portfolio investment entity (PIE) to New Zealand investors. The new PIE offering is based on the Australian Sustainability Trust which launched five years ...

MA Financial boosts fund with $20m acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
MA Financial Group has agreed to acquire Batemans Bay Marina and Port Macquarie Marina for $20 million in response to increasing institutional demand for alternative investments. The asset manager said the two east coast marinas will complement the ...

Bank of England holds rates at 5.25%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
The Bank of England's (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee has voted five to four to hold the policy rate steady at 5.25%, while unanimously agreeing to reduce the stock of UK government bond purchases by £100 billion over the next year. In halting a run ...

Pacific Current Group buys into fund manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
Pacific Current Group (PAC) has purchased a stake in LA-based private credit and structured equity investment management firm Avante Capital Partners (Avante). The 24.9% equity interest in Avante cost PAC about $61 million, with $23 million to be paid ...

Investing in research generates threefold economic output

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
A major independent study has found that every dollar invested in Australian research generates $3.32 in returns. An independent report by ACIL Allen shows that research funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) is varied and has a range of economic ...

Returns from agriculture a perfect storm of demographics, demand

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
Demographic shifts, rising food demand, inflation hedging, and ongoing farm consolidation are revolutionising how the world produces food and invests in the agriculture sector. Speaking at the AIST ASI Conference this week, Warakirri Asset Management ...

Rest closes investment options, shifts allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
Rest is closing its bonds and shares investment options to new members as of September 30. The $75 billion industry super fund said any request by existing members to switch funds into the bonds or shares options must be received by September 27. However ...

Talent attraction key to family office growth: KPMG

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... long-term incentive plan (LTIP) as compared to the US, where 34% of chief executives are offered a LTIP. "As a conservative estimate, there are around 2000 family offices across Australia, each managing family wealth for a single family of a cohort of ...

Global wealth to rise 38% by 2027: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
Despite a decline in aggregate global wealth last year, UBS and Credit Suisse predict an upward trend over the next five years, reaching close to $979 trillion by 2027. The 14th edition of Credit Suisse's Global Wealth Report, now jointly launched with ...

Super funds prime distributor of death, TPD cover

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
Australians paid an estimated $13 billion in death and TPD premiums last year, more than half of which through superannuation funds, Rainmaker Information says. While the amount paid was up 5.5% per annum over the last decade, this rate of growth has ...