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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 ...

ASIC exposes holes in managed funds' offshoring cyber controls

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... standards or changes to the nature and scope of data handled by OSPs. Five REs did not assess the offshore regulatory environment for data security and data protection or consider additional precautionary measures, such as enhanced encryption, or if ...

Soul Patts focused on 'bespoke' private sector investing

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... are being funded. It doesn't matter what asset class they're in. "We can take a view of the macro-economic environment and determine which asset classes are more attractive and allocate more capital to those assets." However, Soul Patts still ...

Controversial US policy to benefit Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... investment is expected to increase in Australia, reflecting Australia's higher rates of return and more stable investment environment." As a result, EY estimated investment in the US could fall between 4.4% under the reciprocal tariffs scenario and 11.2% ...

Retail investors want true hedge fund exposure: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... turning to hedge funds, Morningstar found, is the heightened difficulty of achieving effective diversification in an environment where traditional stocks and bonds are increasingly moving in tandem. "Empirical evidence shows a statistically significant ...

Clime gains ground on culture, business model reset

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... speaking, if you're a hard worker and you're excited by challenging work, then the staff has loved their new environment, which is a transparent, highly active, and moving business." Targeting the next generation, Clime has taken to social media ...

Wealth and asset management to "significantly" consolidate by 2029: Oliver Wyman

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... financial services. "This fragmentation was enabled by low barriers to profitability in a capital and regulatory-light environment, ample organic growth for players to access with relatively undifferentiated offerings," it reads. However, the picture ...

ASIC sues Fiducian for ESG failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... fund stated: "The share portfolios comprise investments in companies that aim to be positive for society and for the environment and aim to avoid investments in harmful activities." The regulator said it also specified several industries or activities ...

Alphinity takes global fund to UK, Europe

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
Australian boutique Alphinity Invesment Management (Alphinity) has expanded into the UK and Europe with the launch of a global equity fund. and Europe with the launch of a global equity fund. The Alphinity Global Equity Fund offers investors exposure ...

Australia dominates APAC real estate private credit raisings

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... scalable opportunities targeting net returns of 9-12%, supported by a transparent legal framework and a stable market environment." Meanwhile, Knight Frank director, capital advisory, global capital markets Simon Mathews added that non-bank lenders are ...