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Apex to acquire Mercer's super admin business

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026

... into its own business, enhancing service delivery and continuity for clients. The transaction, subject to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval, is expected to complete around the end ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026

... highly competitive companies in all different areas." China's government last year pledged to cut back on excessive competition in companies through its "anti-involution" campaign. It hopes to combat overcapacity which has impacted profitability ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026

... management industry, impacting their mandates from super funds, as they already struggle to maintain market share in competition with passive investors. Morningstar's 2025 pulse check on asset managers estimated lumpier growth in fund flows of listed ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL | FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025

... the US, Principal focusses on lending to the lower and core middle market companies, where it believes there is less competition in lending and more opportunity for stricter lending criteria and more attractive risk-adjusted returns. It focuses on companies ...

Chalmers spurs on private sector investment

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025

... strengthen investment and helped deliver a stronger economy. "We legislated the new environmental laws, agreed new competition reforms with the states and released our artificial intelligence plan. That's more reform in five days than our predecessors ...

Brookfield, GIC chase $4bn acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025

... potential takeover would be subject to regulatory approvals, including the Foreign Investment Review Board, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and New Zealand Overseas Investment Office approvals. "The NSR board, together with its financial ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025

... languishes amid structural challenges in the form of high labour and input costs, workforce shortages and stiff global competition. Ai Group found that after two years of healthy growth following the pandemic, business conditions took a "sudden turn ...

IMF tells Chalmers to curb spending

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025

... "Driving durable productivity growth also requires careful prioritizing and bundling of reforms around technology, competition, labor markets, and the green transition." Treasurer Jim Chalmers said overall the assessment was positive for the outlook ...

Assembly Funds Management reopens second retail fund

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025

... Evidence that the cycle has bottomed for retail and office assets is becoming clearer, with transaction levels and competition from both domestic and offshore buyers' driving improved valuations. "There is also a growing appetite from the domestic banks ...

Advice sector looks to offshore talent to bridge skills gap

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025

... skills. "AI and the virtual team member are going to go to another level. They'll work together, as opposed to in competition," she said told the panel. "What we're drilling down on is: how do we make our team more human, so they're not seen ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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