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$3m super tax will level playing field: Australia Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... reduce the tax concession on balances over $3 million is a much-needed reform to Australia's superannuation system, even though it will only affect 80,000 people. "This financial year the richest 10% will receive just over $20 billion in superannuation ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... tariffs and trade policies makes it challenging for companies to make long-term business decisions. On the positive side though, a strong US dollar might mitigate some of the tariff impacts."

Where to invest when local equities look expensive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... meanwhile, "value abounds" with stocks at a discount of around 6%. "China looks particularly undervalued, at a 22% discount, though this market has its challenges," he said. "... we are optimistic about the medium-term prospects for Chinese equities. ...

Apollo scoops up Argo Infrastructure Partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
Apollo Global Management is acquiring Argo Infrastructure Partners, in a deal that will see close to $10 billion added to Apollo's platform. Apollo has entered an agreement to buy Argo, a mid-market manager of essential infrastructure assets across ...

Trump's response to global conflict adds uncertainty to private markets: IFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... its current target," according to IFM's outlook. It also anticipated that equities will remain preferable to bonds - even though equity market gains are expected to be "far more measured" this year. "Equities have seemingly priced in many of the pro-growth ...

ANZ, Macquarie bring forward rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Speaking at a press conference after the figures were released, Chalmers put out a positive sentiment, though stopped short of predicting when the RBA would cut rates. "Headline inflation is now around a third of what we inherited ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... remarkable years of global equity returns, it's understandable that Australian investors approach 2025 with trepidation, though equally he recognises staying on the sidelines can be just as painful. His game plan for investors is to zero in on innovative ...

GQG ends year with $32.7bn net inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... told Financial Standard that while the firm has seen strong gross flows from institutions, net inflows have been softer - though this tends to be "idiosyncratic in nature." For example, one unnamed institutional client made a "significant partial redemption" ...

AustralianSuper wins fund of the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
... US$12 billion, and a New York office in 2021, which has grown to over 41 staff that manage US$73 billion. More generally, though, over the past three years, the fund has nearly doubled its staff size to 1911. He said the expected growth trajectory of ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... management - $57 billion. Flegg said crypto had "become too big, and its potential was too great to continue to ignore," though he also acknowledged that its "risky, new, and not yet fully proven," which drew a cacophony of reactions. He explained that ...