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RI Toowoomba eyes regional market

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
RI Toowoomba has acquired a risk advice business as it flags bold ambitions to acquire four more regional practices before the end of the year. RI Toowoomba, which is part of the AZ NGA stable, has recently taken over Lifecover Australia, a risk-only ...

SEC seeks to shut down $450m Ponzi scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... with Burkhalter stealing millions to fund a lavish lifestyle," Nekia Hackworth Jones, director of the SEC's Atlanta Regional Office, said. "Investors should be vigilant when they encounter aggressive sellers who make over-the-top sales pitches and ...

Global X names head of portfolio management

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... management team in Australia for over 12 years. During his tenure, Wolak spearheaded the establishment of the firm's APAC regional indexing capability, including building a portfolio management team, which resulted in over $28 billion of client portfolio ...

Local private debt funds' growth potential 'remains strong': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... accounts for only 3% of total private capital AUM in the region, "indicating substantial room for further expansion." Regional banks currently dominate credit provision in APAC, accounting for 79% of total credit, but their "conservative lending standards ...

Macquarie AM splurges on data centre

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... Asia-Pacific data centre developer and operator with facilities, and Bersama Digital Infrastructure, a Southeast Asian regional digital platform. MKIF launched in 2002 and is listed on the Korea Exchange (KRX) with a market capitalisation of about US$3.9 ...

Private capital fundraising remains in the doldrums: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... funds increased in the second quarter of 2024, climbing to $14.8 billion from $11.5 billion in the previous quarter. Asia-regional funds, in particular, have gained prominence because of their diversification benefits as investors shift away from Chinese-focused ...

The four Ds to watch in the decades to come: La Trobe

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... outcomes over the next generation, says La Trobe Financial's Michael Watson. Speaking at the Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) regional roadshow in Terrigal this morning, Watson outlined the four themes La Trobe expects to dominate investment decisions ...

IFM, ASX-listed firms bet on renewable fuels

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... a valuable new domestic market for our nation's growers and feedstock producers, with the benefits flowing on to regional communities and consumers," Spurway said. In the 2024-25 Budget, the government floated new measures to accelerate the super ...

Household income buoyed by property investments: CBA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... households to ease on their spending the most. Meanwhile, property investment has also been proven to be more profitable in regional areas through recent data gathered by MCG. "For instance, West Pilbara in Western Australia has house yields of 9.85% ...

Perpetual global head of distribution exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... Quaife was appointed global distribution lead last year following its acquisition of Pendal when Perpetual merged its regional asset management businesses to form one global division led by Rob Adams as chief executive. At that time he also joined the ...