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Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... unchanged from 23% over the previous 12-month period to 31 March 2025, it said. Private equity activity was also steady (22% versus 21%), while private debt searches fell from 35% of segment activity in 2025 to 27% in the year to end March 2026, bfinance ...

Removing CGT discount on all assets will make tax system fairer: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... arrangement, he said. However, Chalmers said if there is a comparison of the average impact of the current arrangement versus that of the new arrangement in the last 20 years, investors in shares would have been equal to or a bit better off with a discount ...

Bell Financial looks to diversify revenue, targets 'holistic' strategy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... broader, more holistic wealth manager, we expect this will result in an increasing contribution from fee-based revenue versus transaction-based revenue over time," he added. As part of this diversification strategy, BFG said it will launch new products ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... and Taiwan markets also appear to be doing very well. "There are some pluses and minuses across how we view the economies versus the markets around the world," he said. "[It] does seem like the ASEAN countries are the ones that are probably going to ...

More M&A amid AI buildouts, heightened costs: Fidelity International

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... speak to the glut of money circulating. About half of industrials analysts expect M&A deals to be more prevalent this year versus a third a year ago," the report said. The IT sector is seemingly having a more prevalent momentum in the M&A trajectory ...

AQR picks SG Hiscock & Company as distribution partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... help bolster investor portfolios - especially in times of market volatility." The fund returned 28% p.a. in the last year versus the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index's 3.8% p.a. Over a 10-year period, it made 4.6% p.a. in net returns against the ...

Pepper Money rejects Challenger's bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... For the first two months of the year, applications exceeded the same period in 2025 by 21% with originations 24% higher versus the corresponding prior period," Pepper Money said. "Pepper Money continues to execute on its capital management initiatives." ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... is dependent upon work that's done within Treasury. It's a separate team in Treasury that's working on CSLR versus DBFO. "So, it's not as though the minister can't be pushing ahead with more than one thing at a time." Practically ...

Platform funds, mega funds to dominate: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... balance, and mega funds, with over $100 billion in assets, will dominate the superannuation landscape and overtake the 'retail versus industry fund' debate. The 2026 Mercer Shaping Super report notes non-platform mega funds hold 39% of today's market ...

Treasury opens Div 296 tax regulation consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... receipt of defined benefits, Heffron noted that the new approach will mean a substantial change to their total super balance versus amounts previously reported. "One important transitional rule in these regulations is that the "new" calculation won't ...