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Regal sets eyes on Platinum takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
Platinum Asset Management has confirmed it received a non-binding indicative proposal from Regal Partners. Platinum said it received the unsolicited proposal from Regal to acquire all the shares in Platinum via a scheme of arrangement. Under the offer ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... makes sense for the Fed to start normalising interest rates and monetary policy." Commonwealth Bank senior economist Belinda Allen said that if inflation returns to target, the Fed's priority should shift to jump-starting economic growth. This, in her ...

VanEck to launch defence ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... billion and has returned 45.9% since inception. That fund holds 28 companies; its top holdings are Palantir, Leidos, and Booz Allen Hamilton. "Given strong demand locally and the consistent and identifiable trends supportive of the sector's growth ...

RBA minutes confirm potential August rate hike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... inflation won't return to the target range of 2% to 3% within a reasonable time. Commonwealth Bank senior economist Belinda Allen said the RBA will be relying on upcoming data to determine whether a rate hike will be necessary in August. "The runway ...

Schroders announces structural, leadership changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... credit, equity income and emerging companies units would close. At the time FSI global head of investment management David Allen said while the teams had delivered strong client outcomes over a long period of time, they were unable to achieve the long-term ...

RBA hints another rate rise could be on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... in May follows the removal of that deliberation at the March board meeting," Commonwealth Bank senior economist Belinda Allen said. "Stronger economic data, including the Q1 24 CPI print, caused the rate hike discussion. Although the minutes noted the ...

Former APRA chair joins ASX board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... new non-executive directors. In addition to announcing Byres' appointment, Roche confirmed non-executive director Yasmin Allen would be retiring and will step down at the conclusion of the September board meeting. Allen was first appointed to the board ...

First Sentier axes investment units, AUM takes $14bn hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... has sufficient client demand to be commercially material and sustainable," FSI global head of investment management David Allen said. As a result of this, Allen said "we have made the difficult decision" to close the business units. Affected staff represent ...

Financial services class actions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
Following a brief reprieve, the number of class actions targeting the financial services sector escalated significantly in 2023. According to a report from Allens, the banking and financial services sector was the second biggest target for class actions ...

Iress share price jumps on takeover rumours

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... Thoma Bravo, with some US$134 billion in assets under management, enlisted Jarden Investment Bank co-chief executive Aidan Allen for advice, but "has not made a formal approach to the company or its defence adviser Goldman Sachs". A prior article referenced ...