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BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
Three years on from its launch, the BNP Paribas EARTH Trust is to be wound up. Investors have been notified of the fund's termination, which is scheduled to be completed by November 22. As responsible entity, Equity Trustees said the decision to ...

Hamilton Lane debuts private markets infra fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
Hamilton Lane is introducing an evergreen private markets infrastructure fund to local qualified investors. The Hamilton Lane Global Private Infrastructure Fund is a total return strategy, targeting capital appreciation and income, and gives qualified ...

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... outperformance of the very largest companies, the first half of 2024 proved to be a particularly difficult market environment for active managers across developed equity markets," the report said. "A majority of global equity funds domiciled in the US ...

Pride Advice acquires two Adelaide-based firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... staff. Pride Advice chief executive Brett Schatto believes the move will complement the company's capability in the environment where advisers have become especially scarce. This follows the ATO's recent confirmation that financial advice fees ...

Nanuk fund lists as currency hedged ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
Nanuk Asset Management has launched a currency hedged version of an active exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the ASX. The New World Fund (Currency Hedged) Active ETF was admitted on the ASX under ticker code NNWH on September 30. The fund invests in companies ...

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... report noted that while our overall productivity performance has reverted to pre-pandemic levels, the macroeconomic environment is different from five years ago, with higher levels of labour force participation and a lower unemployment rate. "While there ...

Lack of talent challenging DDO compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
The regulator's recent crackdown on risk and compliance in the sector has product issuers stuck between a rock and a hard place, with an extreme dearth of talent making it difficult for fund managers and super funds to meet ASIC's expectations. Earlier ...

ESSSuper ups admin fee cap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... provided by our new operating model enable us to continue providing the member experience we pride ourselves on in an environment of rising costs," ESSSuper said. Industry funds charge $3715 in median admin fees annually on balances of $500,000, according ...

Rest appoints general counsel

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... expertise in financial services and corporate law, particularly through his experience of the legal and regulatory environment for the life insurance sector." The appointment comes the same day the Federal Court threw out the corporate regulators case ...

BlackRock revamps private credit business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... prominently in [our] client discussion." "We believe that now is the right time in terms of business maturity, market environment, and client needs to bring the regional direct lending businesses together into a unified global platform while maintaining ...
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