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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 ...

Global stock markets rally, but Trump's next post could flip the script

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... focus. He said the market's probably "too complacent about the risk of more tariffs," and that "there's still a lot to play out."

LGT Crestone, AUSIEX acquisitions finalised

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... by investing in the development of new services and actively promoting partnerships with leading external vendors and to play a role in Australia's financial market infrastructure. Separately, LGT Crestone has integrated CBA's high-net-worth financial ...

Superhero plans 'mass affluent' wealth play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
Superhero has welcomed its first chief investment officer, as it targets Australians seeking sophisticated solutions without the need for advice. Superhero said it is looking to "evolve beyond traditional sharetrading to offer sophisticated portfolio ...

Dai-ichi Life acquires 15% of M&G

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
Dai-ichi Life HD, which owns TAL, will acquire 15% of British asset manager M&G, with the two establishing a long-term strategic partnership across asset management and life insurance. Under the partnership, which is expected to produce at least US$6 ...

ASIC blasts managed funds' poor compliance plans

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... from our review belong to large, medium and small firms that are involved in compliance plan audits," ASIC said. "Auditors play a critical assurance role in the regulatory framework protecting fund investors, and auditor reporting obligations are a key ...

Ironbark acquires family office firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... passion for delivering the highest level of professional service. Ironbark shares this passion, and our team is excited to play a part in the ongoing evolution of the Ironbark Private Wealth business."

Zurich snatches Suncorp claims specialist

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... uphold and continually improve Zurich's customer-centric claims approach, which centres on care and empathy." Garsin will also play a pivotal role in fostering artificial intelligence components to complement its operations, "which we are already seeing ...

BlackRock hires Housing Australia treasury chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... intersect to support affordable housing," she stated. "I'll be watching with great interest as Housing Australia continues to play a central role in delivering on the government's housing agenda. As for joining BlackRock, Palmer noted the return ...

Quality over quantity: CareSuper on mergers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
The dust has barely settled on the merger that created CareSuper as it is today and chief executive Jason Murray is gearing up for another in mere months - but he's not looking to make a habit of it. On November 1, CareSuper and Spirit Super finalised ...