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Dexus terminates Core Property Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... Company, which serves as responsible entity, has determined that the Dexus Core Property Fund can no longer meet its investment objective. As a result, the fund is being wound up, with investors to receive an interim distribution on or around December ...

Scarcity Partners acquires stake of foreign investment firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
Scarcity Partners has acquired a 20% interest in January Capital, a Singapore-based private markets investment firm focused on Asia Pacific technology companies. The acquisition is hoped to support January Capital's ability to identify and fund technology-driven ...

MLC Life and Resolution Life Australasia to merge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... them and their families and deliver on our promise to be there when they need us." MLC Life chair Peter Grey said the investment shows the continued commitment of Nippon Life to the Australian life insurance market. "This merger will ensure that our ...

Productivity slump threatens asset returns: Shane Oliver

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... factors, including very strong population growth which has led to housing affordability issues, a slowdown in business investment, increased market concentration which has reduced competition, uncertainty around climate policies which have contributed ...

GQG raises $145m for private markets fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... additional talent into the business. The equity raise follows GQG having acquired stakes in three boutiques in May; Ponterra Investment Partners, Cordillera Investment Partners and Avante Capital Partners as seed investments from Pacific Current Group. ...

Eyes on gaming, Chinese tech in 2025: Orbis

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
Orbis Investment is feeling good about its investment in Japanese video game giant Nintendo, believing it's about to defy its historic 'boom-bust' cycle. Speaking to Financial Standard, Orbis Investment head of clients, Australia Eric Marais ...

JANA consultant heads to Qatar

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
JANA Investment Advisers has lost a senior consultant to one of Qatar's largest pension funds. After five years at JANA, Kishodaran Letchumanan has joined the General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority (GRSIA) - the pension fund for Qatari ...

UniSuper names product head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... well-placed to lead and drive the product agenda forward for UniSuper across our retirement, insurance, accumulation and investment offers. His appointment is a testament to our talent within the fund." Speaking of his departure, Lorimer said it's ...

Funds are 'getting back to basics', says report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... 60% identifying technological change or equilibrium real interest rates as the key factors shaping their five-10-year investment strategies. Global public funds were also found to be prioritising returns over liquidity by increasing their allocation ...

Perpetual-KKR deal hits tax bill snag

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is threatening to impose a massive tax bill on KKR's takeover of Perpetual's wealth management and corporate trust businesses, which has ballooned to more than $500 million. Perpetual said it has "strong ...
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