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Foreign investors optimistic about Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
Foreign investors are feeling particularly optimistic about Australia, according to Kearney's Global Business Policy Council's 2024 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index (FDICI). The survey, which reflects investor sentiment regarding foreign direct ...

IMF flags concerns over 'risky' private credit market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... to borrowers. Institutional investors such as pension funds and insurance companies have eagerly invested in funds that, though illiquid, offered higher returns and less volatility." The IMF said that while private corporate credit has created significant ...

BlackRock faces 'stiff competition' from APAC asset managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
BlackRock has maintained its position as the best brand among asset managers in the US and APAC, though subtle shifts are signalling change, according to the latest Broadridge Fund Brand 50 report. Incorporating insights from 1200 fund selectors and ...

CSLR kicks off, 2k await compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... appreciate that any additional costs for small businesses is not something that people would welcome." "I would highlight though that the majority of the Dixon cost is being borne by the 10 largest lenders and general insurance; they're fronting ...

Infrastructure a foundational portfolio asset class: IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... property and private equity. Meanwhile, the US pension sector has committed $134 billion to infrastructure since 2011, though this is proportionally meagre compared to the $40 trillion size of the market. "... the more mature funds in defined benefit ...

BlackRock's Fink signals a tough road ahead for future retirees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... least. He said that the federal government has prioritised maintaining entitlement benefits for people his age (71) even though it might mean that Social Security will struggle to meet its full obligations when younger workers retire. "It's no wonder ...

PE deals tumble again, down 63%: Bain & Company

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... New Zealand regional and domestic general partners' (GP) share of deal activity rose. Government-affiliated funds, though, were nearly absent from the market. Exit value in Australia and New Zealand fell sharply from 2022 levels at 77%. More than ...

ASIC warns it can't take action on every case of misconduct

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... regulate crypto assets and businesses to the extent they involve financial products or services. "I want to emphasise, though, that the question as to whether a particular crypto asset or related product is a financial product will remain every bit as ...

ASIC bans Queensland financial adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... adequately supervising representatives. Rose's banning has been recorded on ASIC's banned and disqualified register, though he has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decision.

AustralianSuper's move to boost productivity by up to 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
AustralianSuper announced it would be one of 600 companies globally to participate in the Copilot for Microsoft 365 Early Access Program (EAP). AustralianSuper's chief technology officer Mike Backeberg said the move to introduce artificial intelligence ...