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ASX releases consultation on shareholder approval requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... the research found that of all the relevant dilutive transactions in the past five years, 5% were regulated takeovers or mergers that potentially would have been eligible for exceptions from a shareholder vote. "While it is important that the Listing ...

Can IPOs ever recover? Experts aren't sure

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... Lyons agreed, stating that the market has diverged over the last five to 10 years, including the nuance of private-public mergers. "When we started with a lot of IPOs, the secondary market didn't really exist in Australia," Lyons said. "The private-public ...

Fortitude launches Small Cap PE Fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... profitably which have also shown a clear competitive advantage, organic growth, and the potential for inorganic growth through mergers and acquisitions." Fortitude's chief commercial officer Chris Brookman said the lower mid-market private equity segment ...

Unprecedented US M&As a boon for Australia: BGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the US wealth management sector have reached unprecedented levels over the last five years and the local sector is poised to benefit highly from this, according to Berkshire Global Advisors (BGA). Bomy Hagopian, a partner ...

Salary report shows 23% pay gap for top BDMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... wealth managers," the Kaizen report stated. By contrast, openings in institutional distribution have slowed due to fund mergers and more super funds insourcing investment mandates. When survey respondents were asked why they would change jobs, 82% said ...

K2 Asset Management seeks M&A partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... As funds under management (FUM) hits nearly $5 billion, K2 Asset Management (KAM) flagged it is "now actively exploring mergers and acquisitions". KAM's responsible entity (RE), trustee and administration business drove FUM growth in the 12 months ...

CareSuper, MIESF schedule merger for October

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... administration team," Scott said. The in-house administration capability has been a highlighted in CareSuper's recent mergers as something the partner funds particularly admire. MIESF also currently runs its own administration operations. One of ...

ASX updates waiver disclosure rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... acquisition of US-based Azek, the ASX said it decided to launch the review into shareholder approval requirements for mergers and takeovers of listed companies undertaking a significant transaction. At the same time, several investors raised with ASX ...

Brighter Super default members earn 11% in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... Farrar said, "strong returns in the past financial year reinforced the fund's impressive investment record since the mergers of LGIAsuper and Energy Super in 2021 and the acquisition of Suncorp Super in 2022." APRA records show that Brighter Super ...

Finance news foretells stock market volatility: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... identify several news topics associated with a less volatile stock market. In particular, news attention to corporate mergers and acquisitions is associated with reduced volatility. This suggests that increased mergers and acquisitions news coincides ...