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Alternative real estate investment manager launches new fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... Australia is quickly capturing attention. The expanding opportunities and maturing market offer an attractive risk return premium that resonates with local investors."

Life insurance premiums edge lower

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
Annual premiums from active life insurance policies fell 1.7% to $16.2 billion in the year to December 2024 - a $300 million decline from the previous year - according to DEXX&R. The market research firm's latest Life Analysis report showed total new ...

JP Morgan AM hires from Vanguard

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... the firm has launched nine low-cost active equities and bond ETF strategies. This includes the JPMorgan Global Equity Premium Income Complex ETF, which aims to generate a consistent income of between 7 and 9 per cent. Philippe El-Asmar, head of APAC ...

Future Group confirms more mergers ahead, undertakes review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Future Group is growing again, taking on the Zurich Master Superannuation Plan and a small MLC product. The Zurich Master Superannuation Plan will be merged into the Smart Future Trust alongside the MLC Insurance Only product that currently sits inside ...

Selfwealth shareholders resoundingly greenlight takeover proposal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... offer, which will see shareholders receive $0.28 in cash for each share they own as of May 1. The offer represents a 133% premium to Selfwealth's 12 cent closing price the day before Bell Financial Group made its initial bid on November 13 last year. ...

DII drives life insurance disputes: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Disability income insurance (DII) continues to be a bugbear for the life insurance industry and is the most highly disputed product among advised, non-advised and group insurance customers, APRA statistics show. In 2024, total DII disputes reached 1987 ...

VanEck to intro RMBS, India ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... anticipating rate cuts by the Reserve Bank, residential mortgage-backed securities will be more compelling because of the yield premium over cash products and similarly rated senior debt." He added that RMBS has traditionally been difficult to incorporate ...

Short-term noise reinforces long-term investment thinking: ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... that has to be part of that mindset." The investment team is confident that the next decade will reward an equity risk premium and that equities will outperform cash and bonds. The portfolio is currently underweight equities and overweight bonds and ...

PM Capital hits back at Platinum after offer rejected

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... PGFs offer was not superior. PM Capital also claimed shareholders would receive a greater indicative value per share and premium under its own proposal versus the Platinum scheme's, and that PGF has delivered a significantly better investment performance ...

TAL takes 15% stake in Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... together with its parent company Dai-ichi Life Holdings, acquired the minority interest at $8.46 per share - marking a 53% premium to Challenger's closing share price of $5.54 on April 4. MS&AD follows in the footsteps of Apollo Global Management ...