Aspiri Financial Services to join Focus Partner Connectus Wealth Advisors, further expanding Connectus’ Australian footprint

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Focus Financial Partners Inc. (Focus), a leading partnership of fiduciary wealth management firms has announced that Connectus Wealth Advisers (Connectus) has entered into a definitive agreement under which the Aspiri... Read more continue reading

LIC and LITs rally along with market recovery

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At the end of March, a year on from the commencement of the market recovery, the Listed Investment Companies (LICs) and Listed Investment Trusts (LITs) sector had re-gained ~$13 billion... Read more continue reading

Wingate adds head of Real Estate research and market intelligence

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Wingate has appointed real estate industry leader Andrew Perkins to the position of Research Director.  Mr Perkins is well known and widely regarded in the market as a specialist in... Read more continue reading

Hamilton Global Opportunities PLC selects Equity Trustees as Alternative Investment Fund Manager

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Hamilton Global Opportunities PLC (HGO) has selected Equity Trustees to act as the Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) to the Company. HGO is a UK based Company that has recently... Read more continue reading

Grow Finance announces board appointments

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Specialist lender Grow Finance, which provides growth capital for Australian SMEs, today announced that it has appointed to its board two highly experienced financial professionals. The new chairman, John Murphy,... Read more continue reading

MCP Master Income Trust successfully raises $191.8 million in oversubscribed wholesale placement

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Metrics Credit Partners’ MCP Master Income Trust (ASX:MXT) raised in excess of $190 million via a wholesale investor placement to further diversity its loan portfolio. MXT issued more than 95... Read more continue reading

AMP announces intention to pursue demerger of AMP Capital’s private markets investment management business

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AMP Limited has announced its intention to pursue a demerger of AMP Capital’s private markets business (“Private Markets”) of infrastructure equity, infrastructure debt and real estate. The proposed demerger follows... Read more continue reading

Schroders acquires majority ownership of RF Eclipse

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Schroders has announced its intention to acquire a 50.1% ownership stake in commercial real estate lending specialists RF Eclipse Limited – a leading alternative lender to small to medium sized... Read more continue reading

AMP Limited provides Q1 21 AUM and cashflows update

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Australian wealth management (AWM) assets under management (AUM) increased A$1.6 billion to A$125.7 billion during Q1 21, reflecting improved investment markets. AWM net cash outflows of A$1.5 billion in Q1... Read more continue reading

Charter Hall’s Direct Industrial Fund No.4 enhances portfolio with $141 million industrial acquisition

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Charter Hall Direct’s Industrial Fund No.4 (DIF4) has announced the acquisition of two food manufacturing facilities on a 30-year sale and leaseback to leading food business Patties Foods for $141... Read more continue reading