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AFCA opens consultation on financial elder abuse, family violence

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... accounts, as well as adjust the language around 'financial difficulty' to 'financial hardship'. AFCA also discusses how it should deal with these issues in superannuation, investments, and advice complaints. In the nearly two years ending 31 May 2024 ...

Korean pension fund takes $50m stake in Metrics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
The National Pension Service (NPS) of Korea - the worlds third largest pension fund - has acquired a 4.17% stake in Metrics Credit Holdings for $50 million. This comes seven years after Pinnacle Investment Management paid $46 million for a 35% equity ...

Macquarie heavyweights headline 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
The 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific is set to be the biggest ever, featuring heavyweights from Macquarie Group, such as Viktor Shvets and former chief executive Nicholas Moore, who will headline this year's event that focuses on scaling ...

ETF market dips but bright spots emerge

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... while those for China are ascending. "If the Chinese authorities provide some stimulus, or if President Trump agrees to a deal, we could take that as superfluous arguments for capital to chase what is becoming a structural pivot. "... if we were asked ...

IAM mandate grows to $130m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... Horizon Warehouse Trust, which has secured commitments from family offices, high-net-worth investors, and credit funds. The deal announced on February 26 initially sought a minimum of $125 million to fund MoneyMe's personal loan and credit card offerings. ...

Swiss fund manager expands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... exciting investment opportunities for our current and future investors. We will conduct due diligence and hope to conclude the deal as early as practical," he said. The transaction is due to finalise around June 30. Last November, Youngtimers acquired ...

Tokenisation can save US$135m in back-office costs: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
Tokenisation can save the asset management industry US$135 billion in back office and administrative costs that drain the bottom line, a new study from Calastone found. The survey of 26 asset managers from Asia, the UK, US and Europe expressed their ...

Bain, CC Capital up Insignia bids

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... are attractive for shareholders and determined that it would be in shareholders' best interests to enter an exclusivity deal with both Bain and CC Capital to further progress the respective proposals. "The IFL board will provide both parties access ...

Perpetual appoints demerger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... separation specialist when Perpetual was about to divest its wealth management and corporate trust businesses to KKR. While the deal was nixed last month for tax reasons, Perpetual chief executive Bernard Reilly said news of the KKR deal collapse had ...

Dania Zinurova exits Wilson AM

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
Wilson Asset Management's alternative assets specialist has popped up at Dexus as its head of infrastructure funds. Dania Zinurova - the portfolio manager for WAM Alternative Assets and now fund manager of Dexus Diversified Infrastructure Trust ...