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Grattan Institute renews calls for best-in-show super funds, partial annuitisation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
The Grattan Institute is urging the government to mandate the partial annuitisation of Australians' superannuation and implement the 'best-in-show' list of funds to help simplify a "complex" system and allow retirees to spend their savings ...

Investors should avoid overvalued US sectors: Talaria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... opportunity may raise eyebrows, but employing a disciplined approach will help investors resist the temptation to chase short-term gains which carry significant risk." Selby-Smith said the year ahead poses a critical moment for Australian investors to ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... significant change over the past year," Ganu said. Carbon most unpopular metric ESG metrics are most often used in 64% of short-term incentive plans, while only 30% of companies used them in long-term incentives, with the highest proportion in the industrial ...

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... Mousina said that while higher trade tariffs are unavoidable given the incoming US President, she hopes the US will stop short of a trade war. "It is clear that US tariffs on its global trade partners are going to increase in 2025 with the incoming Trump ...

SEC fines private equity firms for recordkeeping failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... Charles Schwab and Santander US Capital Markets agreed to US$10 million and US$4 million respectively. "When firms fall short of those obligations, the consequences go far beyond deficient document productions; such failures implicate the transparency ...

AustralianSuper aims to five-fold $1.4bn Euro venture in five years

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... ambitions in the region for 2025, with a compelling pipeline of investment opportunities which we expect to announce in short order." Meantime, M7 Real Estate chief executive David Ebbrell said it is excited to partner with Australia's largest super ...

Bennelong secures first trustee mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... offering in October last year. Bennelong Funds Management is now the responsible entity (RE) for the Paragon Australia Long Short Fund. The fund invests in equities, predominantly in the industrial and resources sectors and across global markets. Bennelong ...

ANZ, Macquarie bring forward rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... Chalmers. Speaking at a press conference after the figures were released, Chalmers put out a positive sentiment, though stopped short of predicting when the RBA would cut rates. "Headline inflation is now around a third of what we inherited from the ...

Insignia takeover heats up, Bain Capital ups bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
Bain Capital has re-entered the arena to vie for Insignia Financial, matching CC Capital Partners' $4.30 per share offer. Insignia rejected Bain Capital's bid of $4 per share on December 18, claiming it "does not adequately represent fair value" ...

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 ...