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Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... to fall substantially, it is not necessarily the case that small caps would fall as much," he said. "And if you look at the top end of the market over in the US, you can see that the business models are changing. Having largely been intangible asset-driven ...

AIOFP, FAAA encouraged by first meeting with Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... Mulino to discuss critical matters facing the industry. Meeting at Mulino's Melbourne office, some of the AIOFP's top priorities were the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), Life Insurance Framework (LIF) and rationalisation of the compliance ...

Private credit market has lenders sweating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... while more than two-in-three respondents said they had a level of concern about the size of the market and its conduct. The top issues raised by 69% of the total lending pool surveyed include pushy practices, inexperienced operators, and the sheer volume ...

Aged care reforms pushed to November

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
The government is delaying the implementation of the new Aged Care Act until November 1 following widespread concerns that stakeholders weren't given enough time to prepare. The new legislation was due to commence from 1 July 2025. Now, it will be effective ...

Top companies, chief executives ranked by fund managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... Institutional Investor Research, has unveiled its inaugural executive survey, spotlighting Australia and New Zealand's top-ranked companies and chief executives. The survey gathered feedback from over 250 investors, fund managers, and analysts from ...

New Forests sees potential in Vietnamese timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
New Forests made its first investment in Vietnam, backing one of the country's top suppliers of lumber and logs. Via the Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2), New Forests has invested in Tavico Group. It is the fourth investment made by the fund ...

Islamic finance industry association established

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... Talal Yassine, managing director of Salaam (formerly Crescent Wealth). Worldwide, the Islamic finance sector is expected to top $4 trillion by 2026. The foundation members of the association are Salaam, Islamic Co-operative Finance Australia, Ijarah ...

Stakeholders ask ASIC for tougher private markets regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... risk-driven losses (e.g. through illiquidity, conflicts of interest and opaque fees)," ASIC said. The lack of transparency is a top issue among respondents. Private credit product providers, however, showed a willingness to engage with ASIC to tackle ...

Retirement confidence highest since 2020: SSGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... their planned retirement age (66), a notable increase from 24% in August 2023 and 22% in May 2020. The survey identified the top three factors behind the increased confidence: 43% cited little to no short-term debt, another 43% cited wise investment ...

Dai-ichi Life acquires 15% of M&G

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... with M&G acting as a spearhead to develop our presence across Europe and the UK, accelerating our strategy to become a global top-tier insurance group. "M&G possesses not only a reputable and long-established life insurance business, but comprehensive ...