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Investment

Lakehouse Capital lists first fund on ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
Boutique investment manager Lakehouse Capital, which manages $600 million, has listed its Global Growth Fund on the ASX today, its first publicly traded offering.

TAL takes 15% stake in Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings has sold its entire 15.1% stake in Challenger to TAL.

Count acquires Adelaide advice firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
A Fullerton-based accounting and financial planning firm has entered a binding transaction with Count subsidiary Count Adelaide.

Platinum funds merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
Platinum Asia Investments has rejected an alternative takeover proposal from the PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund and will move forward to merge with the Platinum Asia Fund Complex ETF.

Allegro sells Questas stake for $375m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
Allegro Funds entered into an agreement with private equity and venture capital firm Five V Capital to exit its majority stake in Questas Group.

Market turmoil hits portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
US markets saw close to $5 trillion in value wiped overnight as Trump's tariffs wreak havoc.

Investors called on to help end modern slavery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
Australia's anti-slavery commissioner Chris Evans has told the superannuation industry more needs to be done to combat modern slavery.

Macquarie terminates Aussie equity funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
Macquarie Group has terminated two of its equity offerings, saying they've failed to achieve scale.

Pella Global Generations Fund launches in NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
Pella Global Generations Fund has launched in New Zealand under a portfolio investment entity (PIE) structure.

Russell Investments, Reach Alts team up to expand private market access

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
Russell Investments has partnered with private markets platform Reach Alts to broaden advisers' access to private market opportunities in Australia.