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Can IPOs ever recover? Experts aren't sure

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
Despite ASIC and the ASX having displayed a "good regulatory mindset" in revitalising the listed environment, opportunities from the private markets continue to drag initial public offerings' (IPOs) down. In a panel at the Citi Investment Conference ...

FINSIA's struggle to find scale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) has a more than 135-year history in Australia. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance, which was established by a group of bankers in 1886, and ...

BlackRock looks to add Bitcoin ETF to local suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
BlackRock is gearing up to list a Bitcoin ETF for Australian investors, according to ASIC filings. Last month, a new managed investment scheme titled 'iShares Bitcoin ETF' appeared on the ASIC Register, followed by the registration of a 'Trustee ...

Morningstar calls out platform TDPs' use of rebates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Analysis by Morningstar calls out a significant number of platform trustee-directed products (TDPs) were able to pass the recent superannuation performance test by tweaking rebates. Morningstar's report Putting the performance test to the test shows ...

Australian economy 'at a crossroads': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) economists have warned that the Australian economy is at a "crossroads" heading into 2026. In a new report, CBA pointed to a range of potential domestic and international scenarios that could rapidly shift the outlook. Despite ...

ETF market hits $300bn milestone early

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... ASX has almost doubled over the last five years, growing from 216 ETFs in September 2020, the ASX said. Commenting, ASX general manager, investment products and strategy Andrew Campion said ETFs continue to attract investors and financial advisers seeking ...

ART private equity lead heads for Middle East

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... investment chief, Ben Samild, to the Mubadala-owned Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Murphy reported to Elizabeth Kumaru, the general manager of growth assets at ART, following a leadership overhaul in June that saw the exits of Greg Barnes, head of public ...

HUB24 launches new client reporting solution

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... effectively, visually enhance client communication and improve understanding of long-term investment strategies.HUB24's general manager of product development Aydin Mustafa said: "Client meetings are often a once-a-year key opportunity for financial ...

Controversial US policy to benefit Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... prices. "This may increase Australia's terms of trade. Under the scenarios reciprocal tariffs and China decoupling, EY's General Equilibrium Model produces a modest improvement in Australia's economic growth, relative to baseline, of 0.1% and 0.6% by ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
The regulator has written to platform trustees in the wake of the First Guardian and Shield Master Fund collapses, alerting them to the need to strengthen their investment governance processes. In its letter, it shared initial findings from the thematic ...