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Local custody assets hit record $5.6tn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
Custodians' asset pools grew by 3% in the first half of the year, with HSBC's securities services division recording the largest jump. Statistics from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) show total assets under custody held on behalf ...

CBA sets aside $52m for remediation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) said it has provisioned $52 million for remediation purposes as it finalises various class actions, including those related to superannuation and advice. CBA said the group is still defending two superannuation class ...

IFM Investors enters student accommodation arena

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
IFM Investors is dipping its toes into the student accommodation sector, acquiring assets at Curtin University from InfraRed Capital Partners. Marking its entry, IFM will acquire the Curtin University Student Accommodation project via Infranexus, its ...

Sharesies adds private equity solutions

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
Investment app Sharesies is entering the private equity space, introducing solutions for private companies in Australia and New Zealand. The group said private companies will be able to streamline private share registries, automate administrative tasks ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Custodians are stepping up as regulators target super funds' $3.5 trillion private asset rush. Australia's super funds face mounting scrutiny over their rapid shift into private markets, as concerns grow about transparency, valuations and liquidity ...

HUB24, Netwealth projected to overtake Insignia: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Morningstar has revised its forecasts for HUB24 and Netwealth, with continued strong performance from the pair pushing their valuations higher. Total shareholder returns for HUB24 and Netwealth since the start of the year to 24 July 2025 were around ...

Ascalon snags Evidentia executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Ascalon Capital continues to stack up its executive lineup, welcoming a new deputy chief executive. Shailesh Jain has joined the firm as partner and deputy chief executive. He will drive Ascalon's investment research and consulting initiatives ...

Now is the best time to invest in infrastructure: Palisade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
Infrastructure assets have traditionally been viewed as a defensive asset class, but opportunities are now emerging with potentially fruitful returns according to Palisade. Speaking at the Pinnacle Investment Summit 2025, Palisade Investment Partners ...

Federated Hermes 'not far away' from launching Australian wholesale products

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
Federated Hermes has primarily engaged with the institutional market, notably superannuation funds, in Australia, but this is set to change as the firm looks to tap into the local wholesale market. Federated Hermes international head of sales Clive ...

Aware Super completes $1bn of acquisitions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
Aware Super has completed the acquisition of three super-prime office buildings in central London through its strategic partnership with Delancey Real Estate in the DARE platform, for a combined value of around $1.03 billion (£500m ). Aware Super said ...