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Depreciating Aussie dollar could prove opportunistic

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... also boost M&A activities. "For a US private equity firm or corporate acquirer, the valuation of companies in Australia is now 10% cheaper than it was last quarter, so we expect more M&A activity this year," he said, "A great example of this is the bidding ...

mFunds sparked ASX outage, $1m credit issued

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
The ASX said the outage from last month largely stemmed from the now-defunct mFunds and will subsequently credit participants $1 million to make amends. While several circumstances led to the glitch, the ASX traced the root cause to the introduction ...

Hostplus names deputy CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... taken on the top investment job at Funds SA. The $115 billion industry fund for hospitality workers confirmed that Orr will now serve as co-deputy chief investment officer alongside Greg Clerk. She will report to chief investment officer Sam Sicilia. ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... means that all the expectation for the future growth of these companies is already reflected in the stock prices, and it's now up to the businesses to deliver on their promises, or risk disappointing investors." The super fund and investment manager ...

Bain Capital improves Insignia Financial bid

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... alternatives business. After CC Capital lobbed a revised bid of $4.60 per share for Insignia Financial last week, Bain Capital has now matched it in its own amended offer. As a result, Insignia Financial has now granted Bain Capital access to certain ...

One in three investors to boost private credit holdings: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... secondaries continuing to "further cement" their place in the alternative landscape. Forty-five percent also said this is now the core of their alternative asset programs. Against the evolving backdrop, Coller Capital partner and head of Coller credit ...

Government must commit to fixing CSLR: FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... "With a potential exposure of up to $135 million for just Dixon Advisory alone and with more collapses continuing to emerge. Now is a critical time as we await the expected announcement on the CSLR cost estimate and levy for the 2025/26 year." FAAA data ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... said in a statement. A CIBC spokesperson said: "Having made significant progress alongside our clients in these areas, we are now well-positioned to further this work outside of the formal structure of the NZBA." Financial institutions are pulling back ...

ETFs, global equities dominate retail portfolios: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... Australia Online Investing Report found that investors are increasingly interested in ETFs and international equities, which now account for a combined 20% of an individual investors' portfolios, up from 17% in the first half of 2024. In particular ...

$3m super tax will level playing field: Australia Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... Assessment Act 1997, effectively doubling the tax on members' earnings above $3 million from 15% to 30%. The bill's future now rests after the upcoming federal election. Jericho said if the government can convince the crossbench to support these ...