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Removing CGT discount on all assets will make tax system fairer: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... the past decade would be less than 37%," he said. "That's less than the rate in other jurisdictions, including California, which is a bit higher than 37% on average." Chalmers added standalone housing tends to have strong capital gains relative to ...

DigiCo offloads US asset for $1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... around $900 million. This comes after DigiCo was forced to withdraw its application for a data centre project at LAX1 in California after advice from the city council indicated planning approval for a data centre at the location was uncertain. At the ...

US alternative lender launches $250m income fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
A California-based private credit firm has strengthened its Australian presence with the launch of a new income fund, targeting later-stage technology companies with strong commitments from investors exceeding $250 million. Partners for Growth has launched ...

CalSTRS secures US$190m settlement against Meta

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has won a landmark settlement against current and former directors and officers of Meta. The derivative lawsuit was brought to the Delaware Court of Chancery several years ago on behalf of Meta ...

CalPERS adopts total portfolio approach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... saying it will improve transparency and provide flexibility to capitalise on opportunities. Following a board vote, the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) will be the first US pension fund to adopt the investment model, with a planned ...

L1 Capital appoints broker distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
L1 Capital has promoted its investment specialist to head of broker distribution. Alejandro Espina will take on the newly created role aimed at supporting the continued growth of the business, now part of the L1 Group after the recent merger with Platinum ...

Aware Super, Goodman Group launch US logistics platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... properties in the Los Angeles area totalling 2.755 million square feet of building area, as well as 187.3 acres of land in California. These facilities currently serve major customers including Amazon, Maersk and Relativity Space. The investment takes ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... executive sponsor of sustainability, head of global private equity and led the China business. Meng joined from the California Public Employees' Retirement System, where he was investment chief for 18 months. Having worked at Morgan Stanley and Lehman ...

Chalmers looks to trade super pool for minerals with US

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... super model and its scale was "fantastic, especially considering Australia had a population smaller than Florida or California". Bessent added that unlike large sovereign wealth funds, Australia's retirement savings growth was not dependent on particular ...

Franklin Templeton folds Martin Currie into affiliates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... and a shared vision of driving positive change in public equities through active ownership," Franklin Templeton said. California-based Franklin Templeton currently has more than $2.4 trillion in AUM. Locally, Martin Currie added to its range of active ...
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