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WA financial planning firm acquired by US insurance broker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has acquired Western Australia-based Wealth Management Partners (WMP), with the entire WMP team to remain under Arthur J. Gallagher's direction moving forward. Details of the transaction were not ...

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Vanguard expects Australia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will gradually recover and increase by 2% in 2025 after experiencing its slowest growth rate in 32 years during 2024. Vanguard said this improvement will come despite the overhang of sticky inflation ...

Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... respectively. US small caps turned in 23.3%, while Japanese, UK, and emerging market equities achieved about 19% respectively. Australian equities lagged at 11.4%, sitting behind European equities and global infrastructure with 12.5% and 11.9% respectively. ...

Insignia denies yet another takeover bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... Hostplus with a 9.1% interest. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and First Sentier Investors each hold an 8.3% interest. Australian Retirement Trust holds 8.2%, State Street has 7.1% and Vanguard has a 5% interest.

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... and revitalise the real estate sector. "This will not only have implications for the Chinese market but also for the Australian market where we saw a sharp rotation from banks to resources following the stimulus announcement," he said. Chinese stocks ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.3% in the 12 months to November 2024, but trimmed mean inflation came in at 3.2% - still tracking above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range of 2-3%. Speaking at a press conference ...

Regal, Magellan book performance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... the Regal Tactical Opportunities, and Attunga Power & Enviro Fund. The PM Capital Enhanced Yield strategies and Regal Australian Small Companies Fund were also standout performers. Regal grew its funds under management (FUM) to $18 billion at the end ...

Bull market buoys super funds' 2024 returns

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... are elevated but, for now, they are supported by continued economic resilience and earnings growth." Additionally, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) also leveraged international equities as a "key driver" to return 11.9% for its balanced option; its ...

February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... indicator rose 2.3% in the 12 months to November 2024, up from a 2.1% rise in the 12 months to October, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The biggest jumps in prices were in food and non-alcoholic beverages (up 2.9%), alcohol and ...

Perpetual awards mandate to Equity Trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2025
... be its responsible entity for its recently launched Ares Private Markets Fund. EQT also finalised the integration of Australian Executor Trustees (AET), which was acquired from Insignia Financial for $135 million.