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Industry must do more to improve women's financial literacy: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
While women are increasingly aware of the importance of their financial wellbeing, only 16% have sought financial advice to achieve their goals. Fidelity's Next Generation research surveyed over 1000 Australian consumers aged 18 to 59 years old, highlighting ...

Quinbrook, CATL to build battery storage solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... developed with the help of Private Energy Partners. The project will be financed with about $3.5 billion spread across equity and debt. Scaysbrook did not disclose which organisations committed to the project but did say that two superannuation funds ...

Outlook favourable for practice valuations: Guide

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
Buyers of financial planning practices and client books are becoming more focused on profit, leading acquirers to be much more discerning when it comes to fee per client - but they should continue to trade at a premium to other small businesses. According ...

Family office CIO joins Heritvest

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... local arm of the US-based Asena Family Office hired the high-profile John Likos as its investment chief from BondAdviser, a debt-focused financial services provider. However, Nassios has had a long career in helping families protect their wealth, including ...

ASIC turns up the heat on private markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... sights on the private markets sector, flagging it will pay particular attention to the surging popularity of opaque private debt investments. The regulator lays out its concerns in discussion paper, Australia's evolving capital markets: A discussion ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... Redican said. "This kind of spending is big and expensive. It's going to be driven by governments and funded by increased debt. Australia's situation, whether it be fighter jets or nuclear submarines - what's the final cost going to be? I'm sure it will ...

Next decade could bring back the conservative portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... that we can capture through the private asset space, through infrastructure, direct real estate, private equity, private debt," Parker said. "But also the silver lining to the cloud of higher inflation, is the fact that interest rates have now risen ...

Schroders launches new active ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... financial credit across sectors, issuers, maturity, ratings grade and capital structure dimensions, including subordinated debt. It combines an attractive yield with the capital protection of institutional grade fixed income, Schroders said. "HIGH is ...

Macquarie AM expands $300m active ETF platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... million assets under management. The Macquarie Global Yield Maximiser Active ETF (ASX: MQYM) and the Macquarie Subordinated Debt Active ETF (ASX: MQSD) are now available for trade on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). MQYM is a "highly flexible" ...

Global tariffs to spike under Trump: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... boost US economic growth, Masters said, interest rates with a large fiscal deficit will also come to the fore. "Government debt in the US is forecast to go from 100% of GDP to 140% of GDP under Trump's policies. So, more issuance, higher interest ...