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Insignia Financial appoints chief technology officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... completion of our NAB separation and supported the transition to our new operating model." The announcement comes as a bidding war persists for the company. Following the appointment, the Insignia executive team consists of Hartley as chief executive ...

Depreciating Aussie dollar could prove opportunistic

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... cheaper than it was last quarter, so we expect more M&A activity this year," he said, "A great example of this is the bidding war over Insignia Financial." Griffin is also bullish on the smaller end of the financial sector, especially those tied to the ...

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 ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... cartels as terrorists, suspending refugee resettlements, and ending birthright citizenship, among other things. On the culture war front, Trump will also sign an executive order that declares it is the policy of the US to recognise only two sexes - male ...

Super admin providers face reckoning in 2025: Finura

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
More companies will divest their superannuation administration offerings in 2025, according to Finura, as super funds potentially move this service in-house amid tighter scrutiny from the regulators. ASIC suing Cbus for poor member claims experience ...

Insignia grants CC Capital limited due diligence

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... Partners as its financial advisers and King & Wood Mallesons as its legal adviser. This latest development comes after a bidding war commenced for the financial services firm. US-based Bain Capital first made a move in December, making an offer of $4 ...

CC Capital outbids Bain again, increases Insignia offer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... offer of $4 per share that was rejected by Insignia's board days later. Then, on January 3, CC Capital kicked off a bidding war by offering $4.30 per Insignia share, which was then matched by Bain Capital earlier this week. Today, CC Capital has come ...

Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... Dimon believes the current geopolitical environment is the "most complicated and risky geopolitical situation since World War II." "You have the terrible war in Ukraine and Russia. What's going on in the Middle East is terrible. You have Iran, maybe ...

ASIC names new chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has named a chief executive, following Warren Day's abrupt exit in June last year. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chief executive Scott Gregson will join ASIC on March ...

Bell Financial expects revenues, profits to rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... Christine Christian said. "We also believe our clients will benefit from BFG's diversified wealth management offering." A bidding war quickly unfolded as AxiCorp Financial Services - which specialises in forex trading and contracts for difference - stepped ...