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Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
Donald Trump has officially been sworn in as the 47 th US President as he takes on his second, non-consecutive term. Trump took to the stage for his "Day 1" official address unleashing a raft of executive orders and reaffirming his America first policies. ...

Subscription EVs attract HESTA, IFM interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... construction of dedicated rideshare charging infrastructure locally. The aim is to reduce barriers to EV adoption and accelerate the decarbonisation of rideshare fleets, IFM said. Founded in 2015, Splend's fleet so far totals about 7000 across both ...

Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... innovation," bitcoin.com.au chief executive Adrian Przelozny said. "We hope this renewed interest will prompt Treasury to accelerate the drafting of crypto regulations in Australia." Investors in gold and China equities were also rewarded with strong ...

MetLife snaps up three investment teams from Mesirow

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... seasoned talent to the company. "By leveraging the power of the MetLife Investment Management platform, we believe we can accelerate growth in these strategies through investment performance and the breadth of our distribution capabilities," Driscoll ...

MetLife to acquire PineBridge Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
... president and chief executive Michel Khalaf said the acquisition of PineBridge Investments furthers its ambition to accelerate growth in asset management, also noting that the firm is on a good path to grow its business organically, supplemented by "targeted ...

Oaktree completes $240m AZ NGA deal

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... management and business owners. The trio will work together to cement AZ NGA's position across the industry, as well as accelerate M&A activity and drive organic growth, they said. Commenting, AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett said he is "extremely ...

CapitaLand buys Wingate, expands local presence

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... partners in Australia and beyond." Tham also highlighted the advantages Australia brings to CLI's business. "As we accelerate our geographical diversification efforts, Australia is one of CLI's focus markets where we see significant potential for growth," ...

ISPT joins IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... that combining capabilities, talent, and experience will create opportunities to further add value for clients and "accelerate our combined growth strategies." ISPT chief executive Chris Chapple has been named IFM Investors' global head of real estate ...

Scarcity Partners acquires stake of foreign investment firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... market-leading returns. "This investment from Scarcity Partners is a strong endorsement of our approach and a catalyst to accelerate our growth. We look forward to working with the Scarcity team as we continue leveraging our unique capabilities to support ...

Super funds set renewables targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... blue-chip stamp for like-minded international investors. Attracting the highly sought after international capital will accelerate Australia's transition," Delahunty said. "Decarbonising assets that deliver an appropriate risk adjusted return are increasingly ...