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Evidentia announces two new starters

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... talented professionals in the industry to continually enhance our service and advice to our partner Private Wealth firms." A second starter, Pierre-Hedzer Marchi,has also joined as head of quantitative Investments.He held a similar role at AMP for the ...

Aware Super tops up direct equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... tech, Nair has been with Aware Super for three years, having previously worked for Cambridge Associates and Capgemini. Second, Rachel Ryan joins as an investment analyst, covering telecommunications and diversified financials. She arrives from Barrenjoey ...

APRA plans to remove 'unnecessary obstacles' for longevity products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... capital requirements compared to some other jurisdictions, "making annuities more expensive that they might otherwise be." Second, the framework is "insufficiently risk sensitive" and may "exacerbate procyclicality" by requiring life insurers to liquidate ...

Trade war threat sparks allocation rethink by asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... private equity and having a steeper downward transition path can deliver more meaningful emission reduction outcomes," a second super fund representative said. "This could enable us to both deliver more impact and achieve better investment returns." ...

Super funds' private market assets grow to $400bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... investing a higher percentage. In private equity, super funds splashed $106 billion in this asset class, making it the second-biggest private market asset or a 27% allocation. Private equity saw assets increase by 16% since June 2022, but only 5% since ...

ASIC shrinks IPO timetable to boost listings

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
Initiating a two-year trial today, ASIC has enabled a shorter initial public offering (IPO) timetable for eligible entities seeking to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). During the trial, ASIC will "informally" review eligible documents ...

Up to two million Aussies could face super tax: FSC

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... affecting a fraction of the population in its infancy. "The government will set the tone for how it intends to govern in its second term by deciding whether to listen to broad consumer, industry and economists' feedback on how the current design of its ...

Private credit market has lenders sweating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... and practices of Australia's private credit market. The survey gauged the sentiment of 100 major banks, non-banks, and second-tier banks. Stamford Capital said over the last few years, commercial borrowers have grown increasingly comfortable with private ...

Top companies, chief executives ranked by fund managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... the highest overall weighted score for most honoured company, with Macquarie Group, Aristocrat Leisure and CSL tied in second place, followed by Goodman Group. Carsales.com, Medibank Private, Contact Energy, AGL Energy, and Rio Tinto rounding out the ...

Super needs customised, personalised approach: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... regulatory environment that poses significant barriers to how trustees want to service and support and engage members. "The second thing is that we are still not structurally set up to serve or engage members in the way that we need to solve for retirement ...