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Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Investors have head into the New Year with many of the same concerns they had at the start of 2024, with interest rates and inflation to dominate once again. Last November, RBA governor Michele Bullock indicated the central bank views its settings as ...

MetLife snaps up three investment teams from Mesirow

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
MetLife Investment Management will acquire three investment teams and assets managed by Mesirow, shortly after it announced its acquisition of PineBridge Investments. MetLife Investment Management will take on Mesirow's high yield and bank loan strategic ...

CC Capital Partners bids for Insignia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
New York-based CC Capital Partners has expressed interest in taking over Insignia Financial, upping Bain Capital's offer that was recently rejected. CC Capital Partners is offering $4.30 cash per Insignia share, which is a 7.5% premium to Bain Capital's ...

What you read in 2024

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Mergers, corporate fund closures and executive moves were the major motifs for Financial Standard readers this year. Unsurprisingly, further consolidation in the superannuation sector was a major driver of audience interest this year with a number of ...

M&A and IPO the 'gamechangers' for 2025: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Providing an outlook for the new year, Fidelity International portfolio manager Casey McLean said M&A and IPO activities will likely increase, noting there are a list of companies anticipated to make the foray into the public markets across the US and ...

HMC Capital unit beefs up Melbourne office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Payton Capital, the private debt fund manager, has continued its hiring spree by beefing up its Melbourne ranks by appointing three senior relationship managers and a senior business improvement analyst. The move to bolster the Victorian team follows ...

Sue Brake joins NZ Super, Lisa Gray departs VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Two of Australia's former top executives at the forefront of change have become highly influential figures on sovereign wealth fund boards. Sue Brake, former Future Fund investment chief and adviser to Singapore's central bank has chosen a second ...

IFM adds ex-CIO to equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
A Vanguard Investments veteran and one-time LUCRF Super investment chief has popped up at IFM Investors. Roger McIntosh joins the industry fund-backed asset manager as investment director within the quantitative equities team. There he will be responsible ...

SG Hiscock adds to Melbourne team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
SG Hiscock & Co has recruited Jason Smit as a business development manager from Alexander Funds Management. Reporting to the head of distribution, Anthony Cochran, Smit will be working with current and prospective clients, strengthening and expanding ...

Schroders shutters local private debt arm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Schroders has confirmed its Australian private debt division will close, saying its efforts are better directed elsewhere. Schroders Australia is terminating its local private debt strategy, which was launched in 2020 when it established its private ...