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Large financial firms falling behind on AI adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... lot of people, a lot of complexity, and a lot of eyeballs on them from the regulatory side," Kollo said. "For these companies, it was much easier to shut down AI at the beginning. And they have probably spent too long putting it off and not trusting ...

NZ Super commits NZ$50m to private equity manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... million ($45.2 million) to a private equity investment manager's strategy investing in Australian and New Zealand companies. The super fund has invested into Direct Capital's latest fund, Direct Capital VII LP (DCVII), which raised NZ$525 million ...

Aussie dividends underperform on global scale: Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
Australian dividends fell significantly, with key companies cutting payouts amid surging economic pressures, dipping behind other large players including the US, Canada, France, Japan and China, Janus Henderson Investors' new report shows. Global dividend ...

Sydney to host global superannuation summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... said nearly 60% of Australian venture capital is based in NSW, with Sydney producing half of Australia's "unicorns," - companies valued at more than US$1 billion - and almost three-quarters of those are approaching that threshold. The statement concluded ...

Global tech companies eyeing super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
Technology companies, primarily from the US and Europe, are preparing to come to Australia to pitch their capabilities to our super funds next week for the AM Tech Day summit. Invartis Consulting country head Nigel Janz told Financial Standard these ...

KKR backs Aussie GPs with financing deal

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... Diane Raposio said the firm is pleased to partner with Family Doctor, flagging that KKR has continuously searched for companies to provide such service. "Our investment builds on our experience and ability to work with homegrown champions and entrepreneurs ...

Clime Investment Management lands new strategic partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... he believes Clime should be "both a great investment manager and a great investment." "Great investments are valuable companies with strong moats, the ability to compound income growth over time, and clear competitive advantages. In the Australian market ...

PM Capital confirms proposal to acquire Platinum funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... and cash. PM Capital, as the investment manager of PGF, has agreed to cover the premium and transaction costs for both companies, with PMC's costs subject to an agreed cap. In an ASX statement, PGF said it expects that the PMC proposal would result ...

Annuities' capital settings due for change: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... the supply of longevity products, but it has prudential considerations in balancing the financial resilience of life companies with commercially viable innovation. Associate professor at UNSW Sydney Anthony Asher said the proposed change will "unlikely ...

GCQ enters ETF market, expands sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... trade on the ASX as an active ETF providing investors with access to GCQ's concentrated portfolio of high-quality companies. GCQ Global Equities Complex ETF (GCQF) will start trading on 3 March 2025. The launch of the ETF follows the appointment ...