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Ares appoints EQT as RE for private market fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Ares Management Corporation has selected Equity Trustee (EQT) as responsible entity for its recently launched Ares Private Markets Fund (AUT).

TPG co-founder David Bonderman dies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
David Bonderman, the co-founder of global alternatives investor TPG, passed away this week.

Adviser exam pass rate improves

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
Of the 289 candidates who attempted the latest exam sitting, close to 80% passed.

InvestSense marks 10th birthday

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
One of Australia's first firms to specialise in managed accounts celebrated its 10th anniversary this month.

Work-related training boosts pay and productivity: CEDA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
New research from CEDA shows work-related training in Australia is declining, despite it bringing in higher incomes for workers and increased productivity for employers.

NAB profits, earnings slide

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
National Australia Bank (NAB) reported lower net profit and cash earnings in FY24, down 6.1% and 8.1% respectively, but recorded its highest dividend payouts of the past five years.

Nobel laureates link economic prosperity to colonialism

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
Three academics who were able to explain why some countries are richer than others have taken home the 2024 Nobel Prize for Economics.

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
Insignia Financial is set to pilot a four-day work week, a win for employees in recent Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations.

Vale Todd Guyot

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
Todd Guyot, the portfolio manager of Regal Funds Management, has passed away.

Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The Actuaries Institute has named Jan Swinhoe the Actuary of the Year for 2024.