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DomaCom Fund names new RE

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
The DomaCom Fund has appointed Assetora as its new responsible entity (RE), replacing Melbourne Securities Corporation (MSC).

Future Fund cleared to manage select asset classes in-house

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
Future Fund chair Greg Combet said that the $300 billion sovereign wealth fund has received the green light from the government to manage a portion of its portfolio internally, speaking at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) event ...

L1 Capital, Platinum merger inches closer to reality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
L1 Capital and Platinum Asset Management are looking to finalise the terms of their potential merger.

Investor optimism premature, fund flows in firing line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
While investor sentiment has improved since Liberation Day, geopolitical and tariff uncertainties will continue to deteriorate fund flows for asset managers, Morningstar predicts.

QIC offloads Victorian shopping centre for $440m

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
The Lowy Family Group-backed Assembly Funds Management (AFM) has struck a deal with PGIM Real Estate to jointly acquire QIC's Woodgrove Shopping Centre in Melton, Victoria for $440 million.

Boutiques wield independence, specialisation over larger managers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
New research shows that boutique fund managers count their independence, specialist strategies and ability to align interests with clients as their main competitive advantage and what helps them earn the "boutique premium" over bigger players.

Australian Ethical, CEFC pour $30m into climate tech venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
Responsible investor Australian Ethical and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have each committed $15 million into the first close of the new fund curated by Climate Tech Partners (CTP).

RQI Investors launches new strategy with UniSuper backing

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
UniSuper has seeded a new fund from RQI Investors, First Sentier Investors' quantitative manager.

Msquared Capital secures $150m warehouse facility with Australian bank

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
Private credit manager Msquared Capital has established its inaugural $150 million warehouse facility in partnership with "a leading Australian bank."

Investors face headwinds in integrating physical climate risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
While investors are increasingly factoring physical climate risks into their decision making, there are several challenges to doing so, a review of public funds' experience has found.