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Chalmers' claims on super tax are 'misleading': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
The SMSF Association (SMSFA) says Treasurer Jim Chalmers' claims that the $3 million superannuation tax followed extensive consultation are misleading, accusing the Treasurer of making several ambiguous statements in defence of the tax. SMSFA chief ...

Bain Capital improves Insignia Financial bid

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Insignia Financial has opened its books to Bain Capital after it matched CC Capital Partners' revised takeover offer. It comes as the wealth giant reports several achievements, including growth in its alternatives business. After CC Capital lobbed a ...

Government must commit to fixing CSLR: FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy, and standards Phil Anderson is again calling on the government to fix the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Th FAAA has previously highlighted three critical faults of the CSLR ...

Natixis, Generali merger creates $3.2tn fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
Natixis Investment Managers will combine with Generali Investments Holdings (GIH) to create a behemoth with €1.9 trillion ($3.2tn) in assets under management (AUM). The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Natixis' owner BPCE and GIH's ...

Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... sending troops," he said. "We have a world that may not be on fire but is smouldering and American leadership is required to fix this. And then we have China, and the complexity of that relationship - it's not just Taiwan - but think of the global ...

Global ETF inflows hit US$2tn: ETFGI

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
Money pouring into global exchange-traded funds (ETF) hit a record high of US$1.9 trillion during 2024, new insights from research firm ETFGI shows. SSGA's SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) raked in the highest net inflows of US$626 billion during the ...

GIC's investment chief to step down

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
GIC investment chief Jeffrey Jaensubhakij plans to step down after almost three decades at the sovereign wealth fund, according to local reports. It is widely expected that deputy group chief investment officer Bryan Yeo will be promoted to the top ...

Industry breaks records for assets, flows, and product launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry has had a landmark year, breaking records pertaining to market capitalisation, net flows, and product launches. Last year, the ETF industry's funds under management (FUM) reached $246.3 billion ...

Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Bitcoin reaped nearly four times more in returns compared to US equities during 2024, achieving 147% and trumping all the major asset classes. According to a VanEck and Bloomberg analysis, US equities delivered 38.2% for the year while global equities ...

Insight Investment names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
The global asset management company - which houses £665 billion assets under management - has announced the appointment of a new chief executive following Abdallah Nauphal's decision to retire. Raman Srivastava has taken on the role and is based in ...