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Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for the creation of a sovereign wealth fund. The executive order directs US secretary of the treasury Scott Bessent, who was sworn in last week by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ...

Workplace expert joins Aware Super in new role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Aware Super has appointed Breckon Jones to the newly created role of head of growth, talent, and reward. Jones joins the $190 billion superannuation fund from iCare NSW, which manages the insurance and care services to the people, businesses and communities ...

CIM Group appoints head of APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... the infrastructure group, and also worked at Credit Suisse and Macquarie. She has experience across APAC, EMEA and North America. For CIM Group, she will oversee business development and investor relations in the region. "CIM Group has seen growing engagement ...

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs top M&A advisory rankings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... deals, including three "mega deals" over US$10 billion. Last year, Barclays topped its peers in deal value, with Bank of America securing second place. Meanwhile, Stifel/KBW led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 37 deals - this marked an increase ...

One in three investors to boost private credit holdings: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... ideal niches, and are content to channel their investment capabilities within these specific areas." Contrary to North America, investors from around the world are inclined towards backing a more "limited range of credit strategies".

Natixis, Generali merger creates $3.2tn fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... managers will have a major presence in Europe whereby 61% of AUM is located. Some 34% of AUM is in France, Italy, and North America, while 5% is invested in Asia and other countries. A large portion of assets is allocated in fixed income (65%). The rest ...

SEC names acting chair, establishes crypto taskforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that US President Donald Trump has appointed Mark Uyeda as acting chair of the agency. "I am honored to serve in this capacity after serving as a commissioner since 2022, and a member of the staff ...

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... flow into the ESG space if they view renewable and clean energy as growth opportunities. "Despite what's happening in America, there's still a lot of momentum in this space." Just under half of investors said whether an investment is ethical ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... term. Trump took to the stage for his "Day 1" official address unleashing a raft of executive orders and reaffirming his America first policies. The new US President took a harsh stance on immigration, declaring a national emergency at the US Southern ...

Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
Despite the raging bull market, and lower inflation and unemployment levels, JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon is "cautiously pessimistic" about the US economy in 2025. Dimon said in a CBS interview that geopolitical tensions underpin his stance ...