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Impact investors need instos, governments to scale: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
While it has gained momentum in the last 15 years, impact investing still requires major backing from institutional investors and governments for it to scale and become a formidable force, the first day of the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific heard ...

Inflation slows, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.4% in the 12 months to February 2025, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Annual CPI inflation was slightly lower in February, after holding steady at ...

Hearts & Minds revalues position amid Opthea fallout

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
Following Regal's lead, Hearts & Minds Investments has now also revalued its holding in Opthea following its failed clinical trials. Yesterday, Regal announced it had significantly devalued its holdings in the biopharmaceutical company after it ...

Budget deficit to balloon to $42.1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The 2025-26 Federal Budget revealed the Labor government's first deficit since taking power in 2022. Forecasts for the 2024-25 year were revised to show a $27.6 billion deficit, and forecasts show the deficit is expected to grow to $42.1 billion ...

Tax rules clarified for managed investment trusts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The government will amend tax laws to clarify the treatment of managed investment trusts to ensure "legitimate investors" keep their concessional withholding tax rates in Australia. Federal Budget documents said that change complements the Australian ...

Government makes record commitment to Medicare

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Handing down the Federal Budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government is reducing all prescriptions available through the pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS), as well as investing a "record" $7.9 billion in Medicare to lift bulk billing rates. ...

Regal slashes holdings in Opthea over insolvency concerns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Regal Asian Investments (ASX:RG8) has significantly devalued its holdings in biopharmaceutical company Opthea after the latter flagged insolvency concerns amid the failure of a major clinical trial. RG8 has been forced to drop Opthea's value to ...

Resolution Capital to list second active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... Capital Global Listed Infrastructure Fund has returned 9.7% after fees since its September 2021 inception. It is managed by Jan de Vos, Mark Jones, and Sarah Lau. This marks the second active ETF for Resolution Capital, the other being the Resolution ...

Mine Super and TWUSUPER merger official

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
After a lengthy delay, Mine Super and TWUSUPER have officially merged to become the $22 billion Team Super as of today. The merged entity has 150,000 members and is led by chief executive Vasyl Nair. Seamus Collins acts as chief investment officer ...

JANA hires Mercer principal

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
JANA Investment Advisors has welcomed a new senior investment consultant to bolster its wealth business. The consultant said David Wilson's appointment reflects the increasing demand for sophisticated investment solutions in the wealth sector. As ...