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Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... review suggested considering whether the BIIP should be retained as a substantial program. "We note that outcomes for the small Significant Investor stream have been stronger than for the remainder of the BIIP. If there is a desire to retain some element ...

First Sentier axes investment units, AUM takes $14bn hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... that the First Sentier WS Strategic Cash Fund lost $1.3 billion in net outflows. The First Sentier Australian Small Companies Fund lost $221 million for the period, while the Stewart Investors WS Worldwide Sustainability Fund and First Sentier Concentrated ...

Small cap investors told to 'stop whinging'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
Forager Funds Management chief investment officer Steve Johnson has told small cap investors to "stop whinging" about share prices. In an exerpt from the March Quarterly Report, Johnson said there are plenty of smaller companies that have seen significant ...

Regal shutters East Point AM

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... Partners) and a range of Regal Funds Management strategies including Absolute Return, Market Neutral, Australian Small Companies and Tactical Opportunities," Regal said. As of January 1, the rebate on management and performance fees for staff capital ...

IMF flags concerns over 'risky' private credit market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... market emerged about three decades ago as a financing source for companies too large or risky for commercial banks and too small to raise debt in public markets," the IMF said. "In the past few years, it has grown rapidly as features such as, speed ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... both play a role in perpetuating a system where women are paid less than men." It's also been recommended that all companies with more than 50 employees be required to report on their gender pay gap - currently, this only applies to companies with ...

Pendal shutters costly equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... its launch. The Pendal Geared Imputation Fund will cease to exist on March 26, the fund manager told investors, as its "small size means that it has high running costs and cannot be managed in a cost-efficient way". "The fund has also been in outflow ...

Blackwattle Partners launches global fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... equity offering has been a focus for the fund manager since last year. Already, Blackwattle has five funds including the Small Cap Quality Fund, the Mid Cap Quality Fund, the Long-Short 130/30 Quality Fund, the Large Cap Quality Fund, and the Small Cap ...

Large-cap equity funds continue underperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... in 2018 and 20% in 2023 - which is below the average of 22% for the long-term period between 2007 and 2023. In the mid-to-small-cap space, 64% of actively managed funds beat the index which gained 7.8% in 2023. Meanwhile, active bond managers had an ...

Bloom Impact, MSC pulled up for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... said. For its part, Cache expressed disappointment. "We are disappointed that a difference of opinion in relation to a very small position held by the fund has resulted in an extensive and onerous investigation, enforcement action and ultimately the ...
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