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ASIC shrinks IPO timetable to boost listings

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... public markets remain attractive to companies and investors. "Greater deal certainty for companies should help deliver more IPOs, which means more investment opportunities so companies can expand, increase jobs and ultimately economic growth." Longo ...

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 ...

Size of super impacting capital markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... funds through the professional managed markets." Lee said this increasing turnover makes it "challenging and difficult for IPOs". "I think we need to have an environment which means all sectors of the market have the opportunity to participate, because ...

Super funds covet more global equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... increasing ownership in domestic equities, combined with the lack of new equity supply - that is, the lacklustre number of IPOs - have led to several funds becoming substantial owners with stakes above 20%. Since the global pandemic, IPOs in Australia ...

ASX outlines opportunities in listed markets amid IPO slump

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... $3.01 trillion in 2024), the market regulator has several concerns, including the recent decline in initial public offerings (IPOs). Over the past year, the number of IPOs has plummeted, decreasing by nearly 100 listings. The exchange also lost over ...

ASIC tiptoes around private markets intervention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... markets regulation has been heightened with the drop in public listings over the last few years. Since the global pandemic, IPOs experienced a drastic net decline - the lowest in over a decade. In 2021, there were 210 new listings that excluded LICs. ...

Wilson Asset Management launches Founders Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
... outperformed their non-founder led counterparts. Documents from the fund manager show that there have been over 300 industrial IPOs between 2013 and 2020, non-founder led companies returned 2.6% per annum since listing, while founder led companies delivered ...

ASX bleeds $41bn from delistings

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... Metals Acquisition, and Alcoa. "While it is early days, the increased confidence is bringing more a more positive outlook for IPOs in 2025 with potential listings from a range of sectors including consumer, industrials, healthcare and technology," he ...

M&A and IPO the 'gamechangers' for 2025: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... reiterated this will require a supportive market condition, as it "will continue to be a positive driver for both the markets and IPOs." McLean said the companies' sentiment on IPO remain diverse across all sectors heading into 2025, but he named two ...

Australia a 'regional private wealth hotspot': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... regulations in private markets. "As in the US and Europe, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has seen a decline in IPOs and shallowing of public markets, creating a greater interest among private wealth investors for alternatives," the report said. ...