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ASIC shrinks IPO timetable to boost listings

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... "Creating a more streamlined IPO process underscores our commitment to ensuring our public markets remain attractive to companies and investors. "Greater deal certainty for companies should help deliver more IPOs, which means more investment opportunities ...

Regulators note advances in life insurers' practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... policyholder expectations set by disclosure and marketing materials, though has since noted progress. The regulators said life companies need to strengthen their risk management and compliance assurance around re-rating practices, which it noted led ...

Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... market over in the US, you can see that the business models are changing. Having largely been intangible asset-driven companies, the likes of Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet are all investing in data centres. Data centres are hard tangible assets, and the ...

Schroders expands active ETF suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... equity strategy and is priced at 0.25% per annum with no performance fees. The portfolio typically holds about 400 global companies, derived from a universe of over 15,000. The underlying strategy has outperformed its benchmark in 20 of its 25 years ...

Top companies, chief executives ranked by fund managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... Investor Research, has unveiled its inaugural executive survey, spotlighting Australia and New Zealand's top-ranked companies and chief executives. The survey gathered feedback from over 250 investors, fund managers, and analysts from 139 firms. ...

Stakeholders ask ASIC for tougher private markets regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... both public and private markets to thrive and flourish - together, they drive more investment, more opportunities for companies to grow, and more jobs for Australians," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "I was encouraged by the breadth and richness of the responses ...

ASIC alleges Choosi flogged Hannover life insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... benefits and prices of a range of popular insurer." ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the regulator is acting to stop companies taking advantage of consumers trying to shop around for the best deals. "We allege Choosi misled thousands of consumers into ...

Soul Patts merges to create new $14bn company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... said. The cross-shareholding between Soul Patts and Brickworks was established in 1969 to "diversify earnings," the companies said. Soul Patts holds a 43% stake in Brickworks, while Brickworks owns 26% of Soul Patts.

Allan Gray exposes 'hateful eight' bubble threat

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... Mawhinney has sounded the alarm that the Australian stock market is dangerously concentrated, with the 'Hateful Eight' companies - the big four banks, Macquarie, Wesfarmers, Goodman Group, and Aristocrat - racking up 85% of last year's returns despite ...

Aware Super beefs up sustainability team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... Development Goals into the investment process and managed the firm's active stewardship activities with portfolio companies, key stakeholders, and industry peers. With a background in climate science, sustainability best practice and infrastructure ...