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Global X scales higher on the ETF issuer podium

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
Global X has climbed the ranks of Australia's largest ETF issuers, overtaking State Street, having vaulted its assets under management (AUM) past the $10 billion mark. Global X chief executive Alex Zaika said the firm has leapfrogged State Street and ...

WA takes the economic crown: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... Western Australia topped the economic leaderboard in the latest CommSec State of the States report. Victoria made the biggest leap, overtaking both Queensland and South Australia to move into second place. The State of the States report determines which ...

UK watchdog to open Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... institutional bank. In 2014, she was a principal advisor for Treasury's Financial System Inquiry, after which she made the leap to the UK to join the Central Bank of Ireland's policy and risk team. Her appointment is part of the UK government's broader ...

Private wealth group splashes $182m on Hejaz

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... property, auto, commercial and development loans. Hejaz chief executive Hakan Ozyon said the facility marks a significant leap forward for Islamic finance in Australia, ensuring that the country's expanding Muslim communities have greater access to financial ...

Trump backflips on tariffs but risks remain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
US President Donald Trump has agreed to a pause in the reciprocal tariffs imposed on all nations, bar China, in excess of 10% for 90 days to encourage nations to go to the negotiating table. However, China saw tariffs increased to 125%, which will drive ...

ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... being implemented to encourage trust. "Engaging with some of the changes in technology and formats does require a certain leap of faith on their part. I don't need to tell you that many retail shareholders have been attending your meetings since everything ...

Macquarie heavyweights headline 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
The 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific is set to be the biggest ever, featuring heavyweights from Macquarie Group, such as Viktor Shvets and former chief executive Nicholas Moore, who will headline this year's event that focuses on scaling ...

Perpetual delivers 'mixed' performance in Q2

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... in its 2025 half year financial result of around $15.9 million for the six months to December 31 - this is a significant leap from the $5.4 million in 1H24. Perpetual said most of those performance fees are attributed to JO Hambro strategies. JO Hambro ...

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs top M&A advisory rankings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... value of deals it advised on last year, due to its involvement in big-ticket deals. "Resultantly, its ranking by value took a leap from ninth position to the top position," Bose said. Morgan Stanley advised on nine US$1 billion deals, including three ...

QIC invests in Australian biotech start-up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
... of drug candidates failing in human trials after successful animal testing," Meinert said. "This technology is not just a leap forward in terms of innovation; it is a paradigm shift towards creating life-like human tissue models in the lab, which are ...