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Australian firms may face 'intense competition': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Andrew Hauser said the effects of US President Donald Trump's tariffs may increase competition for Australian firms operating in China. Hauser said he visited China just after Trump's "Liberation Day" ...

Australian investors loyal to wealth managers - until they're not

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... full-service banks are the most common primary adviser for Australian investors (23%), followed by private banks (19%). Private bank usage in Australia is higher than both global and Asia Pacific levels, where it stands at 13% each.

Cost-of-living, unaffordable advice fuels financial stress: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... compared to men (29% compared to 39%). Struggling mortgage holders could potentially see repayments decrease with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lowering the official cash rate to 3.85% last week. Finder head of consumer research Graham Cooke said ...

Stake 'breaks barriers' with inaugural fixed income product

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
The investment platform has launched an actively managed fund, targeting a return of 2% above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cash rate. Launched today, Stake Accumulate is primarily invested in liquid, fixed income securities, but may also invest ...

ANZ Staff Super loses investment head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... portfolios. The departure is notable given Dias's strong industry background. She spent over a decade at Commonwealth Bank Group Super, including seven years as chief investment officer, before joining ANZ Staff Super as head of investment operations ...

Escala poised to overhaul strategy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
Private wealth manager Escala Partners is poised for a management overhaul that could see the appointment of a new chief executive, according to people familiar with the matter. Two senior executives - co-chief executive Pep Perry and investment chief ...

Mason Stevens welcomes chief strategy officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... of family office at Morgan Stanley for more than six years. Over the last 25 years, he's also held roles with Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Merrill Lynch, AXA, and UBS. Mermelas said he is thrilled to be joining Mason Stevens at this time; Adamantem Capital ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... the government. There was also a change in regulations and questions around whether it should list as a tech company or a bank," Whiting said. During his sabbatical, Ma reportedly taught and conducted research at universities while Alibaba wasted away. ...

Rest lands new chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... trends, including the decline of corporate super funds. Prior to Qantas Super, he spent over 14 years at National Australia Bank (NAB), serving as chief executive of MLC's asset management business before ultimately taking on the role of executive general ...

MA Financial eyes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
MA Financial has confirmed it is in talks to acquire IP Generation (IPG), a real estate asset manager with around $2 billion in assets under management (AUM). "MA Financial has a longstanding relationship with IPG, having provided property management ...