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Australian wealth increases despite variable global growth: UBS

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... analysed. The report also predicts there will be five million more millionaires by 2029 - Australia now has close to two million USD millionaires, ranking eighth globally. "The world added over 680,000 new USD millionaires in 2024, an uptick of 1.2%," ...

Perpetual mulls tie up with Partners Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... reflects the increasing role played by private markets in the real economy." "Since 1996, our business has invested more than USD$234 billion in a range of private markets opportunities across the globe with the sole intent of building long-term value ...

Clime awarded $183m mandate from US firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... and reinforcing commercial and industrial partnerships that deliver value across borders. Australia's dollar relative to USD represents an exceptional investment opportunity for US investors and we are extremely excited to be able to offer a solution ...

ASIC loses Block Earner case

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... Block Earner said: "Deposits into the Block Earner 7% fixed option, automatically convert your Australian dollars into the USD-backed stablecoin (USDC) via our exchange services and these stablecoins are then lent to us. Block Earner delivers risk-adjusted ...

TAL takes 15% stake in Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... Challenger Life initially partnered with MS Primary to reinsure AUD-denominated annuities, which eventually expanded into USD-denominated annuities from 2019 and YEN-denominated annuities from November 2023. As announced in May 2024, the partnership ...

Australian super assets set to become second largest globally: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... Investments Australia director Jonathan Grigg said: "While the falling Australian dollar tempered growth in assets in 2024 in USD terms, Australia's superannuation assets have outpaced other major pension markets over the long-term due to a combination ...

Pinnacle delivers 'flawless' half-year performance: Analyst

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... director Ian Macoun said markets were broadly supportive in the first half, whilst the depreciation of the AUD against the USD boosted the valuation of USD denominated assets. "Against that backdrop, however, we have still not seen a significant improvement ...

Boutique global asset management firms' investment outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... liquidity suggest a potential inflationary wave. Such a scenario would significantly alter expectations for interest rates, the USD, and asset classes across the board. In any case, CPIs will remain volatile based on energy prices developments," he said. ...

MLC AM awards listed property mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... Pre-Select offering, the Conservative, Balanced, Growth, High Growth options will see the changes. Cohen & Steers, which has USD$13.1 billion in global real estate assets, already had a mandate in the MultiActive strategy. MLC said Cohen & Steers is ...

Carnegie's MHC Digital, Circle target local stablecoin push

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
Venture capitalist Mark Carnegie's MHC Digital Group and fintech Circle have teamed up on a plan to ramp up USDC stablecoin distribution in Australia and Asia Pacific, exploring institutional use cases. USDC is a fully reserved stablecoin, with over ...