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PE deals tumble again, down 63%: Bain & Company

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... brighter note, Australian and New Zealand regional and domestic general partners' (GP) share of deal activity rose. Government-affiliated funds, though, were nearly absent from the market. Exit value in Australia and New Zealand fell sharply from ...

T. Rowe Price launches bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
T. Rowe Price has launched a new strategy that invests in government bonds targeting wholesale and institutional investors. The Global Government Bond High Quality Fund aims to achieve risk-adjusted returns across global bond markets issued by governments ...

Calls for fresh 5% hike to minimum wage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) will seek another 5% increase in the minimum and award wages as part of its submission to the Annual Wage Review. Each year, the Fair Work Commission hears from unions, employers, and governments before ...

Wholesale investor tests up for parliamentary review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
The federal government wants to shake up the wholesale investor tests further in launching a parliamentary inquiry into the entire framework, worrying many fund managers operating in the high-net-worth space. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations ...

ACNC tightens screws on NFPs with complex corporate structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... structures to avoid adherence to the law we administer. We will also continue to refer matters to other appropriate government agencies when we have concerns about suspected breaches of other laws," she said. Another compliance focus for the commission ...

Chalmers expected to deliver Budget surplus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... have already been made, including the stage three tax cuts and superannuation on paid parental leave. In addition, the government has also planned big spending for aged care, the expansion of the NDIS and university funding. "The revenue upgrades will ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid 'new market regime'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... above-average interest in nature-based solutions. Nuveen's head of global client group Mike Perry said investor's view government policy and technical innovation as "the biggest tailwinds" for investments in the energy transition this year. On the flip ...

Financial services class actions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... forms of class actions are filed that seek to bring about changes in the law or conduct, or to hold businesses and government to account... We expect the trend of ever-expanding ESG class actions to keep pace with developments abroad," Allens said. "In ...

Inaugural CSLR levy slugs advisers $18.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... fund the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort's (CSLR) first year of operation, drawing outrage from the sector. The government released its estimates for the first and second phase of the levy period. In the first round, the advice sector's levy ...

Castlerock embarks on $30m capital raise

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
Property fund manager Castlerock is aiming to raise $30 million to expand its portfolio focused on government-leased assets. The Castlerock Government Property Fund invests in state and Commonwealth government properties spanning five states. The 10-year-old ...