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Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... income returned just 2.2% while its global counterpart made 2.9%. Global equities reported the highest inflows of $15.1 billion among the asset classes, followed by Aussie equities at $7.6 billion. VanEck said the Australian ETF industry broke new records ...

Stamford Capital Investments launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... historical leases that we can either recalibrate or trade," Hynes said. Stamford Capital has a current pipeline of $6 billion in deals. In FY24, it wrote over $2.5 billion in loans and is forecast to exceed $3 billion in the FY25.

Insignia denies yet another takeover bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... offer be made, it would mark the third takeover offer Insignia has had to consider since Bain Capital launched a $2.9 billion takeover offer late last year. On 18 December 2024, Insignia rejected Bain's offer with the wealth manager saying the board ...

Insight Investment names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
The global asset management company - which houses £665 billion assets under management - has announced the appointment of a new chief executive following Abdallah Nauphal's decision to retire. Raman Srivastava has taken on the role and is based in ...

MetLife snaps up three investment teams from Mesirow

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... take on Mesirow's high yield and bank loan strategic fixed income, and small-cap equity teams - which manage about $6 billion of assets - as well as certain related investment products. The acquired teams will consist of about 20 investment professionals ...

GQG ends year with $32.7bn net inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
GQG Partners experienced net inflows of US$20.3 billion ($32.7bn) for the full year ending 31 December 2024, nearly double the US$10.2 billion it netted in 2023. Of the total inflows last year, US$2.8 billion came in the fourth quarter - this is despite ...

Former Rugby World Cup champion joins Centuria Bass Credit

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... co-chief executive officer at Taurus Finance for more than six years. Giffin was instrumental in securing more than $5 billion of debt and equity across these positions, including more than $1 billion of capital for Taurus Motor Finance before it was ...

ASX bleeds $41bn from delistings

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
The number of companies that delisted from the ASX in 2024 took $40.5 billion in market capitalisation with them. A total of 78 companies left the ASX in the 12 months to December, netting a total of 2116 entities that remained listed on the exchange. ...

Regal, Magellan book performance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... Regal Australian Small Companies Fund were also standout performers. Regal grew its funds under management (FUM) to $18 billion at the end of December, marking a 4.6% rise on the September quarter. Some $700 million was net inflows recorded in the last ...

February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... Boxing Day sales, with Roy Morgan and the Australian Retailers Association reporting sales were up 4% on last year to $1.3 billion spend for the day," he said. "Our forecast for the first RBA rate cut hasn't changed. While Australians are unlikely ...