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Navigator takes stake in 1315 Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... Philadelphia-based private equity firm that targets healthcare services, medical technology, and health and wellness companies in their early and commercial stages. 1315 Capital targets up to US$40 million investments in healthcare firms that have the ...

Family office appoints inaugural chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... disadvantaged children, families and communities. Its first major program, Project Oasis, is focused on increasing access to early learning in 'childcare deserts'. Forrest described Watson as "a proven leader with a remarkable track record in transformation ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... major win was the passing of the landmark Three Day Guarantee Bill on February 13, which guarantees three days of subsidised early childhood education and care (ECEC) and effectively removes the activity test for all families. The bill not only aims ...

Westpac's Yetton chooses to move on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... took on the role in September last year, said Yetton has played a "significant role" at the bank over many years - from his early days at BT to leading the strategic review of its specialist businesses, which led to the divestment of 10 businesses. Some ...

Swiss fund manager expands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... investment opportunities for our current and future investors. We will conduct due diligence and hope to conclude the deal as early as practical," he said. The transaction is due to finalise around June 30. Last November, Youngtimers acquired C Capital ...

ASIC bans adviser jailed for supplying drugs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... that Shortland will not be able to engage in any form of financial services for a further six years should he be released early by parole. As a result, he will be suspended from providing any financial services and controlling of any entities, including ...

Super, insurance, and bank boards' 'poor practices' targeted by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... three-month consultation period. The regulator plans to release updated prudential standards for formal consultation in early 2026, with the new framework set to be published in 2027 and implemented by 2028.

War on inflation: Australia vs New Zealand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... there remains some risk that Australia struggles to get inflation all the way back to target sustainably. It's still too early to be definitive. "A deeper question is how much the central bank's objective function is about stabilising the economic ...

Insignia Financial takes $53.5m profit hit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
Insignia Financial will take a $53.5 million profit hit after electing not to exercise an early repayment request from NAB. Insignia issued $200 million of subordinated loan notes (SLNs) to NAB in May 2021 as part of the funding package to finance the ...

Property developer, investment firm goes 'all in' on Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... Asia for some time and will now make its investment expertise - across property, private credit, financial services, and early education - available to Australian, Asian, and global investors. "We have an 'all in' mindset from the outset of any ...