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IFM Investors loses top executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
IFM Investors' high-profile chief operating officer Lounarda David has quit the pension-owned infrastructure and private equity specialist. David plans to take a short break before deciding what to do next - probably until after the Christmas holiday ...

ASX listings dwindle as companies abandon public markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
The number of publicly listed companies on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has plummeted over the past year, according to its latest monthly activity report. The ASX saw a decrease of nearly 100 listings over the past year, signalling reduced ...

$3m super tax edges closer to reality

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
The $3 million superannuation tax passed the lower house yesterday afternoon with a majority vote count of 52:9, however attempts to see the tax indexed were shot down. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other ...

RQI Investors promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
RQI Investors, an active quantitative equities manager within the First Sentier Investors Group, has promoted three senior staffers. Joanna Nash and Ron Guido have expanded their responsibilities as senior quantitative portfolio managers with promotions ...

RBA feels 'not enough has changed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has held strong on its standpoint that an interest rate cut is not yet on the cards, as it released minutes from the September meeting. The board said that while inflation had been slowly coming back into the ...

Regal renews Platinum takeover talks

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
The potential takeover of Platinum Asset Management is back on the cards as Regal Partners confirmed it signed a confidentiality deed and will shortly commence due diligence. This follows a rejection of Regal's bid late last month, where Platinum's ...

ANZ, OnePath settle $50m class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
ANZ and OnePath superannuation customers may be entitled to get their super back after Slater and Gordon secured a $50 million class action settlement. The no-fault settlement was reached with ANZ and its former subsidiaries, OnePath Custodians (OPC) ...

QIC reports $9bn record earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation's (QIC) earnings topped a record $8.9 billion in the last financial year, buoyed by most investments outperforming their targets. QIC's assets under management also increased to $111.7 billion with the help ...

Nanuk fund lists as currency hedged ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
Nanuk Asset Management has launched a currency hedged version of an active exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the ASX. The New World Fund (Currency Hedged) Active ETF was admitted on the ASX under ticker code NNWH on September 30. The fund invests in companies ...

Growthpoint sells down majority stake in six industrial assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
NASDAQ-listed alternatives fund manager TPG will acquire a major stake in six assets of Growthpoint Properties Australia's industrial and logistics portfolio. Terms of the agreement will see the US fund manager's subsidiary TPG Angelo Gordon ...