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Investors face headwinds in integrating physical climate risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... increasingly factoring physical climate risks into their decision making, there are several challenges to doing so, a review of public funds' experience has found. A new report from CPP Investments and thinktank OMFIF looks at how public funds are addressing ...

Super tax requires a 'holistic' review: ASA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... concerns over defined benefit pensions, which are assessed using formulas rather than actual account balances, meaning many public sector employees and politicians "will not be affected". "This creates a two-tiered system. Many of those responsible for ...

ART farewells two more executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... foundational to unlocking our potential," Anderson said. These departures follow the recent exits of Greg Barnes, head of public markets, and Herbert Chang, head of capital markets, whose roles have been farmed out to other executives. Amid this shake-up ...

Aussies feeling FOMO on private markets: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... as some knowledge gaps remain. Liquidity, the valuation lag, and the return cycle are the top three differences between public and private markets that investors must know." While there are alternative investment options such as evergreen funds, which ...

Telegram pump and dump schemers plead guilty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... four individuals formed a private group on Telegram to discuss and select penny stocks that they would then share in the public Telegram group known as 'ASX Pump and Dump Group.' The names of stocks were shared to the group nine times over a ...

Fidelity International launches first global equity SMA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... assets have grown from 12% of global assets under management in 2005 to 20% in 2023 and are projected reach 23% by 2028. "Public markets still play an incredibly important role, but fee budgets are shifting away from active equity managers. Recognising ...

Super funds' private market assets grow to $400bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... AustralianSuper, meanwhile, reduced its allocation from 2.2% to 1.5% over the two-year period. In a submission to ASIC's recent public and private markets discussion paper, Super Members Council (SMC) said superannuation investments in the private sector ...

Treasury welcomes new leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... Kennedy has served as Treasury Secretary since September 2019. Wilkinson brings a range of experience in the Australian public service sector; she was previously Deputy Secretary, Fiscal Group of the Treasury and the Parliamentary Budget Officer between ...

Labor proposes changes to ancillary funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... providing money, property or benefits to deductible gift recipients (DGRs). Two types exist: private giving funds (PGFs) and public giving funds (PuGFs). PuGFs make a minimum distribution of $8800 or 4% of the fund's net asset value at the end of the ...

State Street's plan for power, product, partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... SSGA thinks about product. Outside of Australia, SSGA partnered with Apollo Global Management last year to democratise public-private investments in the US. While public-private partnerships are not currently active locally, Anderson welcomed ASIC's ...
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