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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 ...

Mason Stevens welcomes chief strategy officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
Morgan Stanley's former family office head is now leading strategy for Mason Stevens, as it looks to push into the ultra-high-net-worth space. Peter Mermelas has been appointed chief strategy officer at Mason Stevens. He's tasked with identifying and ...

Nest drops $930m into new IFM Investors fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
After taking a 10% stake in the investment giant, UK pension fund Nest will seed a new infrastructure debt fund from IFM Investors. Last month, Nest officially became IFM Investors' first international owner, now sitting alongside the existing 15 industry ...

Equip Super, TelstraSuper terminate merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
Equip Super and TelstraSuper will no longer merge, with the latter saying it was unlikely to achieve its objectives. TelstraSuper has decided to terminate the Heads of Agreement the two funds signed late last year, concluding it was not going to be ...

Scrutiny, costs major hurdles to boosting IPOs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
Increased scrutiny and costs are just some of the challenges facing listed companies and forcing private companies to stay private for longer. According to Australasian Investor Relations Association chief executive Ian Matheson, there are four main ...

Wealth management has never looked better: Knox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
Appearing at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association's (SIAA) conference this week, Otivo chair Ian Knox discussed the shifting nature of Australia's wealth management industry, saying he's never seen it look so good - but it ...

Chalmers and Bragg spar over $3m super tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is maintaining politicians will be captured by the $3 million super tax, labelling commentary to the contrary as lies. Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has copped heat from Chalmers over his claims that the Division 296 tax changes ...

Zenith to farewell co-founder, managing director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
Zenith co-founder David Wright and managing director Jason Huddy will leave the firm, saying their ambitions for the business no longer match those of owner FE fundinfo. The research house confirmed Huddy will exit the firm in July, shortly before Wright ...

Tariffs were never the answer: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
The tariffs doled out - and then largely wound back or paused by - the Trump administration are unlikely to help the US realise its economic priorities, an industry conference has heard. Opening the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association's ...

Former adviser accused of theft loses lengthy extradition fight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
A former financial adviser now residing in New Zealand lost a bid to stop her from being extradited to Australia to face 136 charges related to the alleged theft of clients' retirement savings. Marion Joan Pearson, formerly based in Perth, is accused ...