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Macquarie sells data centres in landmark deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... Colombia. The deal has an enterprise value of $61.5 billion (US$40bn) and is expected to close in the first half of next year. It marks the largest transaction in the data centre space to date; Macquarie also broke records in November 2024 when it offloaded ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... he explains. "If you need to have a research report, that research report can cost anywhere between $30,000 and $40,000 a year, because you need to have a research report that is maintained." As a result of funds paying for their own reports, there is ...

Can IPOs ever recover? Experts aren't sure

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
Despite ASIC and the ASX having displayed a "good regulatory mindset" in revitalising the listed environment, opportunities from the private markets continue to drag initial public offerings' (IPOs) down. In a panel at the Citi Investment Conference ...

FINSIA's struggle to find scale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) has a more than 135-year history in Australia. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance, which was established by a group of bankers in 1886, and ...

Former First Sentier PMs join Blackwattle

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... Minbatiwala, Jason Moodie and Marlon Chan were all part of FSI's equity income team until the fund manager axed the unit last year. This was together with its Australian fixed income, global credit and emerging companies units. Minbatiwala spent more ...

APRA lifts final Westpac capital add-on

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
APRA has lifted Westpac's remaining $500 million capital add-on after the bank completed its multi-year risk transformation program spurred by several breaches and misconduct. APRA slapped the first $500 million capital add-on in July 2019 as a ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... over the last four years. The retirement system has not improved since 2021 when it moved from a B grade in 2020 to B+. This year, Australia's index value rose from 76.7 to 77.6, notably due to an increase in the mandatory contributions set aside for ...

PIMCO expands active ETF offering with EARN

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... credit quality, PIMCO said. It's PIMCO's fifth ETF in Australia after launching four active fixed income ETFs in February this year. The four offerings - PIMCO Global Bond Active ETF (PGBF), PIMCO Diversified Fixed Interest Active ETF (PDFI), PIMCO Global ...

Australian Ethical aligns Christian Super members' cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... members will see their insurance fees drop, while those aged over 40 will see their insurance fees rise. As an example, a 29-year-old female with death and TPD cover of $334,800 will see their annual fee drop from $195 to $59.94. A 29-year-old male with ...

Classic 60/40 approach underdelivers for women retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... Monash University study. The study looked at how well the 60/40 strategy supports retirees - both male and female - over a 25-year period for both a comfortable and modest retirement. For a comfortable retirement, the study assumed a necessary annual ...