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ASIC shrinks IPO timetable to boost listings

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... while calling for consideration of new structures to mirror success from other regions. Welcoming the initiative, ASX general manager of listings James Posnett said the shorten timeframe will benefit investors and issuers. "The announcement is a positive ...

Regulators note advances in life insurers' practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
ASIC and APRA commenced a joint review in 2022 over concerns that life insurance premium increases might not have aligned with policy terms or met policyholder expectations set by disclosure and marketing materials, though has since noted progress. ...

Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... rates, that benefits small caps some more. If there's a degree of inflation in the system that benefits equities in general." Furthermore, the characteristics of some small caps are generally more value orientated. "What that means is that they will ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
The European Central Bank (ECB) lowered its benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points overnight as inflation comes within its target levels. The three key interest rates on the deposit facility, main refinancing operations and the marginal lending ...

MAX Awards honour best of the best

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
More than 350 industry professionals turned out for Financial Standard 's night of nights, honouring the best and brightest in advertising, marketing and sales. The annual Financial Standard Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence (MAX) Awards ...

HESTA moves risk chief to advisory role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... The transition represents a natural evolution for Major, who before joining HESTA's risk division in 2020 served as general manager of unlisted assets within the investments team. In that role, he oversaw a team managing approximately 30 per cent ...

Super moves: TCorp, ESSSuper, Funds SA, Team Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... gaining experience in institutional asset management as well as public sector governance.Most recently, he served as the general manager of risk and compliance at MSC Group. The governance specialist also worked at AIA Australia Limited and the Victorian ...

Alternatives high on the radar to escape Trump's tariffs: Fidante

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... to diversify their portfolio, protect against inflation and delink returns from the public markets. Fidante Affiliates general manager Evan Reedman said the markets have reacted strongly to the tariff announcements, forcing some advisers to pivot. "This ...

Stakeholders ask ASIC for tougher private markets regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
ASIC is facing growing pressure to up the ante on regulating private markets, particularly private credit, as key stakeholders fear offerings are becoming increasingly accessible to retail investors. In response to the inaugural discussion paper that ...

Regal Partners charts US expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... America, as it also prepares to launch a multi-strategy income fund locally. Providing an update at the company's annual general meeting yesterday, Regal Partners chief executive Brendan O'Connor spoke of the desire to expand further offshore. In 2023 ...