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Future Fund annual return 'very strong'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... prompting a need to refresh how the Future Fund invests to continue meetings its investment purpose. Arndt also noted that equity markets rallied strongly over the year, thanks in large part to the strength of the US economy and expectations that US ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... companies and those that are currently improving on ESG measures. This comes after ClearBridge launched its first global equity option earlier this year. ClearBridge portfolio manager Grace Su said the fund invests in 30 to 40 securities across developed ...

MetLife Australia launches new online insurance platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... the MetLife Protect and MetLife Protect Super offerings, with the latter available via the Smart Future Trust issued by Equity Trustees. Manage My Insurance allows member to view insurance details, edit their cover, keep track on the status of applications ...

Aware Super completes first UK deal

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... Degrees (NZ) - which is a pure fibre play." Aware Super stated the investment is part of a $3.4 billion (€2.1 billion) equity recapitalisation in a collaboration with Mercer via a vehicle led by Stonepeak, as well as direct investments from Investment ...

NGS Super names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... head of investment governance at Frontier for more than two years. He's also a former head of infrastructure and private equity at UniSuper, and head of infrastructure at Perpetual. For more than a decade he worked at NAB, most notably as head of alternative ...

Financial Standard nominated for Publication of the Year

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... management, and partner services. Awards include Holistic Advice Firm of the Year, Dealer Group of the Year, Australian Equity Fund Manager of the Year, Alternatives Fund Manager of the Year and more. Activam Group head of strategic growth and partnerships ...

Australia a 'regional private wealth hotspot': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... Looking at fund searches by North American wealth managers between 2020 and 2024 reveals a strong preference in private equity and venture capital. So far this year, over 55% of the 3000-plus fund searches by North America wealth managers have been for ...

Cairns resurfaces at Associate Global Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... arrangement with Woodbridge Capital ended. The loss accounted for 5% of the AGP's revenue in FY24. Woodbridge appointed Equity Trustees (EQT) as Responsible Entity (RE) on August 1. AGP reported total funds under management of $1.22 billion, with ...

AustralianSuper takes monster hit on Pluralsight

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... the company's restructuring. The superannuation giant invested in Pluralsight in 2021, as a co-underwriter with Vista Equity Partners, which led and managed the deal. Pluralsight's circumstances since deteriorated significantly, and while options ...

Sequoia ends FY24 with 350 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... advisers in financial planning under the Interprac Financial Planning brand and add expertise and new business specialist equity advisers under the Sequoia Wealth Management brand, so we can further expand on the footprint we have established in the ...