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ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... companies holding virtual AGMs. As part of the report, the regulator made five recommendations, including that ASIC and the ASX should consider publishing recommended standards to be adopted by listed public companies. ASIC said having a guideline would ...

Regal slashes holdings in Opthea over insolvency concerns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Regal Asian Investments (ASX:RG8) has significantly devalued its holdings in biopharmaceutical company Opthea after the latter flagged insolvency concerns amid the failure of a major clinical trial. RG8 has been forced to drop Opthea's value to ...

Sliver of Aussie global equity managers beat index: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... underperformance rate hit 56%, which was broadly in line with the historical average of 58%. During the year, the mega-cap S&P/ASX 50 outperformed the S&P/ASX Mid-Small, while the S&P/ASX 200 Equal Weight Index, which has a small-cap tilt compared to ...

Resolution Capital to list second active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... product lineup next week. The Resolution Capital Global Listed Infrastructure Fund - Active ETF (RIIF) will launch on the ASX on Tuesday, March 25. The new offering provides direct listed access to the unit trust of the same name, a portfolio of fewer ...

BlackRock rebalance sparks record-high ETF trades on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
The ASX recorded its biggest-ever ETF market turnover in a day earlier this month, hitting a whopping $2 billion on March 6, largely thanks to BlackRock reducing its equities exposure and shoring up defensive assets within its model portfolios. The ...

Australian Unity chief retires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... reach and influence of Australian Unity as an advocate for real wellbeing in the wider community," the company said in an ASX announcement. Mead said Mutuals have an important role to play in the Australian economy and society, and that supporting Australian ...

Navigator takes stake in 1315 Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
ASX-listed Navigator Global Investments (NGI) has acquired a stake in the US private equity firm that has US$1 billion in assets under management (AUM). NGI will acquire a 23.5% stake in 1315 Capital, a Philadelphia-based private equity firm that targets ...

Wilson AM to launch first monthly LIC strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... investors with a monthly income stream and capital growth with "less risk" once launched on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on April 30. The WAM Income Maximiser (ASX:WMX) aims to provide monthly franked dividends and capital growth by investing ...

Managed accounts sector grows to $233bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... for Australia Victor Huang said markets recorded strong growth in the six months to December 2024 with a 6.9% rise in the ASX/S&P 200 Accumulation Index. Annually, this was an 11.1% increase. "This second half of 2024 saw inflation largely under control ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... superannuation is invested in compared to 60% of men. Women, however, are taking stronger interest in investing. The 2023 ASX Investor Study showed more women are investing outside of their primary residence and superannuation than ever before, despite ...