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Bain Capital backs out of Insignia takeover race

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... Financial will continue to keep the market informed in accordance with its continuous disclosure obligations," the statement read. Bain Capital initially placed a takeover bid to acquire all of Insignia's shares at $4 cash per share late last year ...

Daniel Mulino takes over financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
Daniel Mulino is the new minister for financial services and assistant treasurer. Mulino was named in the position by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday. He brings a great deal of relevant experience to the portfolio. With an extensive background ...

Industry bodies call for delay to Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
A collective of industry bodies, including Chartered Accountants ANZ and the Financial Advice Association Australia, want the government to push the implementation of Payday Super to July 2028. In a joint submission to Treasury, eight industry lobby ...

Foreign investment in Australia booms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its yearly reading on Australia's international investment position, showing a boom in foreign investment into the country. In 2024, foreign investment rose $326.9 billion to hit $4.97 trillion. ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
Industry groups representing financial advice and superannuation have congratulated Anthony Albanese and the Labor government for the overwhelming federal election win over the weekend. Super Members Council (SMC) said it is looking forward to working ...

JANA wins Aboriginal Investment NT mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
JANA has won a mandate from Aboriginal Investment NT to bolster its $655 million commercial investment portfolio (CIP). Not-for-profit Aboriginal Investment NT's purpose is to promote the self-management, economic self-sufficiency, and social and ...

QTC names new chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
The Queensland government's central financing authority welcomed a former TCorp treasury lead as its new boss. Queensland Treasury Corporation has appointed Simon Ling, an executive with nearly three decades of experience in investment banking ...

Equity Story to buy advisory firm Baker Young

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
Stock market trading advice group Equity Story will acquire Adelaide-based advisory firm Baker Young for $4.2 million in cash, as it looks to expand its wealth management footprint. The transaction is expected to be earnings-accretive and "meaningfully ...

Challenger posts mixed Q3 FY25 result

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Challenger saw strong growth in annuity sales but its assets and funds under management fell in the third quarter of FY25. Challenger's funds under management were $115.2 billion, a $5.9 billion drop, mainly due to negative market movements, but also ...

New government must prioritise payday super: SMC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... completion ahead of the July 2026 deadline poses challenges to a full day 1 end state of full compliance," the submission read. The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) recent risk assessment report stated that the suitability of NPP for business-to-business ...