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Family offices turn to start-ups, M&As: PwC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... the last decade, a new report from PwC reveals. The annual study found family offices' appetite for companies that are start-ups, and merger and acquisition opportunities have ballooned since 2014. Family offices are major players in funding innovation ...

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 ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... still well above the RBA's mid-point target of 2.5%, HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said the data was still a positive start to the year. "Our overall reading is that the CPI indicator figures suggest gradual disinflation, but that core inflation ...

Investors should stay the course in 2025: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... tensions and macroeconomic developments, but only to get a gauge for optimism or pessimism in the markets. "Investors should start with their goals, giving them an idea from the supply driven perspective and what investment markets are offering." She ...

Morgans Financial crowned largest licensee

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... advice businesses. In closing out 2024, the total adviser population remained stable at 15,507, dipping 1% compared to the start of the year. The advice profession welcomed just 300 new entrants in the last calendar year.

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 ...

NESS Super partners for financial advice offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
NESS Super will start delivering fully personalised digital financial advice via a partnership with Otivo. NESS Super, whose members are predominantly employed in the electro-technology sectors, has partnered with digital advice platform Otivo to introduce ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... 2026, but according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), it will also allow for "merger parties to start using the new merger regime on a voluntary basis from July 1 2025." McLean believes the new regime will boost M&A activity ...

Analyst Moves: Franklin Templeton, JANA, Bain, MLC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Franklin Templeton has confirmed that Francyne Mu will step down from her role as portfolio manager and research analyst within the equity group. The asset manager said it is not looking to replace the role - that the team is well-resourced globally. ...

Sue Brake joins NZ Super, Lisa Gray departs VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... board. Before being appointed a director, she was VFMC's chief executive from 2016 to 2021. Running fire drills From the start, Gray realised that building greater resilience in the fund's investment performance and capability was critical to ...