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Trump's response to global conflict adds uncertainty to private markets: IFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
How the Trump administration handles geopolitical conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict, will inject uncertainty to private markets, according to IFM Investors' Private Markets Macro Outlook. IFM Investors chief ...

SEC fines private equity firms for recordkeeping failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
Blackstone, KKR, and Carlyle are among the private equity firms that will collectively pay the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) US$63.1 million for failing to keep appropriate communications records. They join a growing list of financial institutions ...

CFS delivers 16.6% returns for growth members

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) announced impressive returns for its balanced and growth equivalent funds throughout 2024. The FirstChoice Employer Super balanced option returned 13.8% in 2024, while the FirstChoice Employer Super growth option delivered ...

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Vanguard expects Australia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will gradually recover and increase by 2% in 2025 after experiencing its slowest growth rate in 32 years during 2024. Vanguard said this improvement will come despite the overhang of sticky inflation ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.3% in the 12 months to November 2024, but trimmed mean inflation came in at 3.2% - still tracking above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range of 2-3%. Speaking at a press conference ...

Sanlam Private Wealth breaches licensee obligations, hit with enforceable undertaking

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
Sanlam Private Wealth, the Australian arm of the South African Sanlam Group, has admitted to breaching licensee obligations by "failing to adequately supervise" its authorised representatives and corporate authorised representatives (CARs), following ...

What you read in 2024

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Mergers, corporate fund closures and executive moves were the major motifs for Financial Standard readers this year. Unsurprisingly, further consolidation in the superannuation sector was a major driver of audience interest this year with a number of ...

Grant Hackett named chief executive of Generation Development Group

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... with the group, I know Generation Life will be in very good hands. I wish Felipe all the best in the new role..." Meanwhile, Rob Coombe, will transition from non-executive chair to executive chair of the group to work more closely with Hackett on key ...

ISPT joins IFM: Names new leaders

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Top property executives Chris Chapple and Darren Steinberg will take on new leadership roles at Industry fund-backed asset manager IFM Investors following its recent deal with real estate funds manager ISPT. ISPT chief executive Chris Chapple has been ...

SG Hiscock adds to Melbourne team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
SG Hiscock & Co has recruited Jason Smit as a business development manager from Alexander Funds Management. Reporting to the head of distribution, Anthony Cochran, Smit will be working with current and prospective clients, strengthening and expanding ...