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Barings takes over Gryphon Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
The multi-billion-dollar global investment firm has agreed to acquire 100% of Sydney-based Gryphon Capital Partners (Gryphon), the parent company of wholly owned Gryphon Capital Investments (GCI). The deal aims to further accelerate Barings' entry ...

Active fund managers historically underperform: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
A staggering majority of actively managed Australian equity funds are underperforming in the short term and across every time horizon, the latest SPIVA Scorecard reveals. Nearly 79% of active fund managers focused on Aussie equities underperformed the ...

QIC files plans for $750m sustainable development

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
QIC has filed plans for a $750 million sustainable development in Brisbane, a mixed-use precinct opposite the Albert Street Cross River Rail station. The proposed 40-story building at 101 Albert Street that combines commuter amenities and services ...

FPA policy and advocacy lead steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's general manager of policy and advocacy will step down after seven years with the organisation. Ben Marshan joined the FPA in 2015 as a manager for professional standards and advocacy and moved into several ...

AFA celebrates 10 years of Inspire

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
The Association of Financial Advisers celebrated 10 years of AFA Inspire at an event in Sydney, sharing that the community will continue on following the merger with the Financial Planning Association of Australia. Marking International Women's Day ...

Corporate fund transfers members to ART

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
Recently announcing it has two mergers on the cards, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has confirmed it is also in the final stages of taking on the corporate fund of a global IT giant. ART is undertaking a successor fund transfer with Oracle Superannuation ...

Allan Gray transfers platform, exits super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
Allan Gray Australia is exiting the platform market, inclusive of its superannuation offering, to focus on its core funds management business. Effective April, Allan Gray will transfer the Allan Gray Solutions platform to OneVue Wealth Services. The ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
The court case against Mercer Superannuation for allegations of greenwashing is "just one of the investigations on foot", ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "We will do what we need to do to make sure entities are not misleading the market" on greenwashing ...

Australian Retirement Trust reshapes executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
Australian Retirement Trust is overhauling its senior leadership, in a move that will see the departure of two executives and the creation of a chief of retirement position. The $240 billion fund said the overhaul is part of plans to best position itself ...

Gurner Group welcomes first investment chief

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
Credit Suisse's head of real estate has been named Gurner Group's first chief investment officer. Rahul Bharara spent close to three years as Credit Suisse Australia's head of real estate and seven years as director of real estate investment banking ...