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Chalmers champions productivity, urges tax reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... changing industrial base, including growth in services - where productivity is harder to find. However, he warned that there are "few quick wins or instant gratification" in the grind for productivity growth, just as budget reform remains a "hard and ...

En garde: New fund eyes Vanguard, Betashares' turf

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... Global X's intentions lie in an Australian Business Number (ABN) registration titled 'The Trustee for Global X 300 ETF.' A few weeks earlier, a separate entry appeared on ASIC's company registry under the name 'Global X Australia 300 ETF.' While no product ...

Australian wealth increases despite variable global growth: UBS

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... generation to the next and within the same generation (from widow/er to spouse) to reach US$170 billion ($261bn) over the next few decades, or 1.6% of the country's total personal wealth," UBS said.

BFA Global heads offshore

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... sharper insights, more aligned capital partnerships, and a clear voice in a rapidly evolving global market." Over the last few years, BFA has established relationships with several US managers and family offices and helped high-net-worth individuals ...

State Street's plan for power, product, partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... the largest asset management firm in Australia by locally sourced assets under management (AUM) - by some margin - though few realise. With nearly $500 billion in local assets under its watch, mostly via institutional mandates, State Street - whether ...

Link Wealth acquires boutique advice firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
Link Wealth's national expansion is continuing to progress, acquiring financial advice firm Xponential Advisory a few months after taking a majority stake in Sky Advisers. The acquisition will see the integration of more than 185 client families across ...

Private credit market has lenders sweating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... The survey gauged the sentiment of 100 major banks, non-banks, and second-tier banks. Stamford Capital said over the last few years, commercial borrowers have grown increasingly comfortable with private credit. Growing demand for fast and flexible finance ...

MP says Coalition will 'fight to the death' over $3m super tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... sure that "they've [farmers] got better things to do than be sitting around watching telly." "I'm also very sure that very few of them have superannuation balances that are over $3 million. This is not ordinary folks we are talking about," she said. ...

Global stock markets rally, but Trump's next post could flip the script

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... with China," he said. "That reduced tariffs on both sides by more than 100% with a view to a more meaningful deal in the next few months. That was followed by a similar pause with Europe." The market, he added, was also encouraged by a more supportive ...

Soul Patts merges to create new $14bn company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... enduring value..." Brickworks chief executive Mark Ellenor, meanwhile, said the company has evolved significantly over the past few decades, with growth in the value of its property assets and its building products portfolio. "The time is now right to ...