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Australian firms may face 'intense competition': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... would be, given the limited overlap between Chinese and Australian outputs. But it's clearly on the minds of others in the Asia-Pacific region."

Australian investors loyal to wealth managers - until they're not

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... Australian investors (23%), followed by private banks (19%). Private bank usage in Australia is higher than both global and Asia Pacific levels, where it stands at 13% each.

Franklin Templeton, Pendal funds shutter

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... respectively. Incepted on 22 August 1996, the fund aimed to provide a return before fees, costs and taxes that exceeds the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan (Standard) Index (Net Dividends) in AUD over the medium to long term. It invested in companies operating ...

Challenger adds to board director lineup

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... across ASX-listed and private businesses, including over two decades at KPMG, leading its advisory division in Australia and Asia Pacific. He also served as chief executive and managing director of law firm Slater and Gordon. Meanwhile, Whitter brings ...

Family offices to splash cash in APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
Most family offices intend to boost their allocations to Asia Pacific, excluding Greater China, over the next five years. That's according to the latest Global Family Office Study from UBS, which found 55% of APAC family offices are planning to invest ...

Age-based super strategies could add thousands to retirement savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... retirement savings uplift of 6.6% over the period if their investments had been aligned to their age. Russell Investments head of Asia Pacific Jason Edgar said many Australians are stuck in one-size-fits-all investments that fail to meet their individual ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... opportunities in the face of geopolitical tensions and heightened risks. J.P. Morgan Asset Management investment specialist for the Asia Pacific equities team Emily Whiting said certain companies are showing promise in 2025 despite China's economy ...

Super funds back $9.6bn homegrown platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... Japan, Korea, the UAE, and Latin America, and to accelerate go-to-market efforts in Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia, the platform said. Other Series F investors include Square Peg, DST Global, Lone Pine Capital, Blackbird, Airtree, Salesforce ...

Future Fund bags a piece of Transgrid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... believe our capital will be well rewarded by supporting Transgrid's growth," he said OMERS senior managing director and head of Asia-Pacific Christopher Curtain noted that Transgrid has been "leading an unprecedented transition of the Australian energy ...

Tariffs were never the answer: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... industry conference has heard. Opening the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association's (SIAA) 2025 conference, The Asia Group's Australia Practice chair Arthur Sinodinos said trade tariffs were never the answer to the challenges facing ...