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ASX outlines opportunities in listed markets amid IPO slump

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... compared to $3.01 trillion in 2024), the market regulator has several concerns, including the recent decline in initial public offerings (IPOs). Over the past year, the number of IPOs has plummeted, decreasing by nearly 100 listings. The exchange also ...

Industry bodies call for delay to Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... Accountants ANZ, CPA Australia, Financial Advice Association of Australia, Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, Institute of Public Accountants, SMSF Association and The Tax Institute. While legislation is yet to be enacted, Payday Super is slated for ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... two decades, the Future Fund operated under a commercial-first mandate, focused squarely on maximising returns to cover public sector pension liabilities - "a classic rainy-day fund." But under prime minister Anthony Albanese and treasurer Jim Chalmers ...

What Labor's second term means for regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... Delivering Better Financial Outcomes 2 (DBFO) and unfair trading prohibition. The election also upended the highly anticipated public inquiry into the failures of Dixon Advisory, which was slated to provide a report by the last sitting day of March 2025. ...

New ACCC chief named

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... her ability as an outstanding strategic leader with personal drive, credibility and integrity, and a strong commitment to public service," ACCC chair Gina-Cass Gottlieb said. "I am confident that with Sarah's contribution as chief executive leading our ...

Warren Buffett to retire, recommends successor

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... the government that we are an asset and not a liability which is a position that's very hard to have, because usually the public and government get very negative on business if there's a time like that. So, I think there might be a time when I'd ...

Platinum merger no cure for active managers' challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
A merger between Platinum Asset Management and L1 Capital may deliver scale, but it won't resolve the deeper structural issues dogging traditional active managers, including fee pressure and market share loss to passive investment vehicles like ETFs ...

ART promotes high-profile retirement specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... multi-manager and actuarial advisory firm. During his tenure, he was the principal advisor to some of the country's largest public and private corporations on pension funds.

AustralianSuper adds global equity manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... believe Alex's strong track record of active management will help to generate long-term performance for members in public markets." The superannuation giant forecasts assets of $500 billion by 2030, of which 70% will be internally managed by 2035. ...

Global X China Tech ETF in the works

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... than in the US. This cost efficiency, it said, is enabling faster deployment across logistics, enterprise software and public infrastructure. This doesn't represent progress in isolated verticals alone; rather, it reflects a coordinated transition across ...