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Local private wealth manager appoints new chief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
Stellan Capital, a national private wealth management firm, has appointed a new chief executive. Jim DeCarlo has stepped into the role at the firm, which specialises in strategic financial planning, bespoke portfolio management, and family office services. ...

BlackRock loses senior executive touted as Fink's successor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
BlackRock senior managing director, head of global client business Mark Wiedman - who was regarded as a potential successor to chief executive Larry Fink - is exiting the asset manager. Wiedman is responsible for BlackRock's commercial relationships ...

SEC fines private equity firms for recordkeeping failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
Blackstone, KKR, and Carlyle are among the private equity firms that will collectively pay the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) US$63.1 million for failing to keep appropriate communications records. They join a growing list of financial institutions ...

SG Hiscock appoints head of research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
SG Hiscock appointed Alastair McKibbin as head of research and consultants, having started in the role on 13 January 2025. He will be based in Sydney and will report to head of distribution Anthony Cochran. McKibbin will be responsible for further developing ...

Magellan names interim chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
Magellan Financial Group has appointed Michelle Mutchnik as interim chief financial officer, effective January 24. Mutchnik replaces Kirsten Morton who announced her resignation on 13 November 2024. Mutchnik joined Magellan in November 2020 and has ...

UBS injects $100m into Centuria Bass

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
Centuria Bass Credit, the real estate funding solutions provider, has expanded its debt warehouse facility with an additional $100 million senior secured commitment from UBS. The additional funding increased Centuria Bass' debt warehouse facility to ...

Stamford Capital Investments launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Stamford Capital Investments (SCIM), the investment management arm of Stamford Capital, has launched its fourth fund, seeking to raise $100 million from wholesale investors. It expects to raise $30 million by the end of January for the fund's first ...

Insignia denies yet another takeover bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Insignia Financial has denied that it has received a takeover offer from global investment giant Brookfield Asset Management, in response to media speculation. Making an announcement on the ASX, Insignia noted the speculation that Brookfield was actively ...

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 ...

CC Capital Partners bids for Insignia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
New York-based CC Capital Partners has expressed interest in taking over Insignia Financial, upping Bain Capital's offer that was recently rejected. CC Capital Partners is offering $4.30 cash per Insignia share, which is a 7.5% premium to Bain Capital's ...