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FNZ faces revolt from employee shareholders

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
FNZ employee shareholders are revolting against the global technology firm for allegedly diluting their ownership by US$4.5 billion with three capital raises in 12 months. A group of past and present FNZ employees are threatening a class action against ...

Morrison names new partner

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Morrison, a global infrastructure investment firm with over US$25 billion in assets under management, has bolstered its leadership team as it beefs up its efforts in Europe and the US. The head of asset management, Rachel Drew, has joined the partnership ...

Collectables market reaches $17bn: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... said. Meanwhile, digital platform for classic and collector car Retro Rides is seeking interest for its first investment round to raise $500,000 to scale the business. Retro Rides co-founder Cameron Jurd said the platform offers investors, car enthusiasts ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... initiatives like the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) and the Social Housing Accelerator. Rounds 1 and 2 of the HAFF and round 1 of the National Housing Accord are poised to deliver around 18,000 social and affordable homes. The $54 million announced ...

Tranche 2 of DBFO dumps SOAs, enables 'nudges'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... funds can collectively charge for. However, some elements of the reforms are still being ironed out by Treasury. The second round of draft legislation covers three key areas of reform: the eradication of SOAs; the advice topics super funds can collectively ...

HeirWealth expands with private office partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... provide the Sydney-based broker detailed information about its clients for better insights and services. It is expected that round $3.5 trillion will swap hands in the wealth transfer in Australia over the next 20 years, and Tubman noted HeirWealth's ...

Annuities' capital settings due for change: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
APRA's proposal to overhaul capital requirements for annuities is touted to be the most significant change for life insurers in more than a decade. The prudential regulator said it will detail its proposed changes in the second half of 2025. "This ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... of that investment spending, and obviously, that's uppermost in a lot of people's minds. But think about the second-round effects as well - the impacts on interest rates and energy prices if that transition isn't well managed," Redican said. "The ...

Custodians revel in double-digit gains

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Most of Australia's custodians enjoyed double-digit growth in the second half of 2024, benefitting from strong investment markets and ongoing industry consolidation. Data from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) shows in the six ...

Why the RBA should not cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... medium-term inflation pressures," she said. "For me, I think we would just hold here, just for another three months, get one more round of data, get a little bit more of a read on the labor market, a little bit more confidence that [the RBA] has really ...