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PM Capital confirms proposal to acquire Platinum funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund (ASX: PGF) has confirmed it made a play to acquire two funds managed by Platinum Asset Management. PGF revealed it lobbed confidential, non-binding offers to snap up Platinum Capital Limited (ASX: PMC) and Platinum ...

RQI hires research duo

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... an exciting time to support our research and the ongoing improvement of our investment processes," RQI chief executive Andrew Francis said. "The expansion of our research team reflects our continued commitment to delivering alpha through research and ...

Perpetual profits dented after KKR deal goes up in smoke

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
Perpetual's net profit after tax (NPAT) crumbled because of its simplification program, strategic review, and the fallout from its dead KKR deal. Notably, Perpetual's board scrapped the KKR deal earlier this week. However, KKR insists that a ...

Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
Global active equity managers faced their toughest year in over two decades in 2024, according to Frontier Advisors. Frontier Advisors said heightened market concentration and US equity dominance created formidable headwinds, with most managers struggling ...

'Less revenue for us': AustralianSuper on closing multiple accounts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... communications between staff at AustralianSuper played a significant role in shaping its case against the super fund. Senator Andrew Bragg, reading from the judgement that was recently handed down against AustralianSuper, asked ASIC commissioner Sarah ...

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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
Property development, construction, and investment firm Oreana has launched its investments business to the Australian market, including a new fund. Oreana's funds management business was established in Asia in 2017, but the firm said it's now ...

TAL taps ex-CBA deputy as chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
TAL has appointed a new chair to succeed Mark Joiner, who stepped down late last year, while also adding another non-executive director. Former Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) deputy chief David Cohen, a 16-year veteran of the bank, will take over ...

Platinum rolls out major leadership reshuffle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... under the leadership of chief executive Jeff Peters. As part of the changes, co-founder and co-chief investment officer Andrew Clifford will step down from his role and assume an investment mentorship role as a member of the Investment Oversight Group ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
Mohamed El-Erian, who was chief executive of Harvard's endowment and PIMCO, published The Only Game in Town in 2016, presenting central banks as the key driver of the economic agenda. But now it's governments in the driver's seat, NSW Treasury Corporation ...

AI's big moment? Not this year, says Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn't expected to see its big breakthrough this year. Nevertheless, expectations for returns on capital are at their highest since the pandemic, according to Fidelity International's 2025 analyst survey. AI is expected to ...