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Regal leads $30m note in Carma

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Regal Funds Management and Tiger Capital have led a $30 million convertible note in used car marketplace Carma, with participation from existing backers like General Catalyst and Five V Capital. The funding will be used to expand Carma's vehicle inventory ...

Infocus adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... systems designed to drive long-term growth." He said he believes Infocus is creating something totally unique in the Australian advice sector, offering Member, Partner and Enterprise partnership models. "What really draws me to Infocus, though, is the ...

ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has provided Treasury with a report after conducting an inquiry into companies holding virtual AGMs. As part of the report, the regulator made five recommendations, including that ASIC and ...

Productivity problem a long-term trend: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Australia's productivity continued to stagnate in the December quarter, suggesting that the productivity problem may be part of a long-term trend. The Productivity Commission's (PC) latest quarterly productivity bulletin found labour productivity ...

AustralianSuper bins WiseTech stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... sell out. The fund quietly sold down its remaining stake, letting WiseTech know on Wednesday. AustralianSuper head of Australian equities Shaun Manuell said the fund had been a shareholder and "strong supporter" of WiseTech since its initial public offering ...

Underinvestment in Southeast Asia a 'big issue' for Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Speaking at the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific, former Macquarie Group chief executive Nicholas Moore said Australian investors should be paying more attention to investment opportunities in Southeast Asia. Moore said low awareness of the economic ...

Impact investors need instos, governments to scale: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... disoriented," he said. For Purpose Investment Partners has received institutional backing from the likes of Qantas Super and Australian Ethical. Michael Traill, the executive director of the social impact investment manager, said 15 years ago he would ...

Inflation slows, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.4% in the 12 months to February 2025, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Annual CPI inflation was slightly lower in February, after holding steady at 2.5% for the ...

Investors warned to sell hybrids before phase out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... the wholesale credit universe which has been the institutional investor's best kept secret for decades," Mason said. "Australian financial and corporate credit is possibly the most attractive investment opportunity in markets today." Mason said retail ...

Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... growing geopolitical tensions. As announced last year, the government will invest an additional $50.3 billion into the Australian Defence Force (ADF), which will now see a further $10.6 billion invested over the forward estimates. The value of this investment ...