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CFS awards equity, infrastructure mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) has tapped two fund managers to oversee its Australian equities and infrastructure strategies.

Insignia completes MLC, NAB separation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Insignia Financial has completed the separation of MLC from NAB, transitioning the MLC MasterKey and Plum registries.

HPI calls Hostplus, Charter Hall takeover 'cheap'

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Hostplus and Charter Hall have again extended their offer period to take over Hotel Property Investments (HPI), which pleaded with shareholders to reject the "cheap" and "half-empty" deal.

ASX says CHESS Release 2 costs to hit $320m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
The ASX has told shareholders the CHESS Release 2 will cost between $270 million and $320 million.

Investors plan to continue private markets love affair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
More than 50% of investors are expecting to increase their exposure to private markets over the next 18 months, with infrastructure and private debt managers expected to benefit most.

Bell Financial takes lead on SelfWealth takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
SelfWealth is forging ahead with Bell Financial Group's (BFG) takeover of the trading platform as the latter raises its bid price to edge out its competitor.

Super fund adds to Payden & Rygel mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
A $34 billion superannuation fund has topped up its mandate with Payden & Rygel to manage a total of $700 million in assets.

'Turbulent' environment expected in 2025: Robeco

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
Robeco has published its 2025 outlook, warning investors "this is not a landing".

HMC Capital launches DigiCo REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
HMC Capital, which has been snapping up digital infrastructure assets, has launched its new Digital Infrastructure REIT on the ASX.

Private equity, real estate spearhead unlisted assets demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
Private equity and real estate will reap the bulk of inflows and deliver elevated returns over the next five years compared to other private markets asset classes, a new report from IFM Investors shows.