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M&A and IPO the 'gamechangers' for 2025: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... foray into the public markets across the US and Australia despite a reversing trend persisting. This sentiment comes amid the rate of delisting on the Australian Security Exchange (ASX) outpacing new market entries, including E&P Financial Group who ...

Growth performance of Australia's top investment managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... factors, such as size, net flows, market returns, changes in fees, and quality of monthly flows. While Vanguard's FUM growth rate (34%) "appears exceptional," it ranks fifth among the top six investment managers - only State Street grew less at 20% ...

Trustee valuation processes 'concerning': APRA review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
Many superannuation trustees have been told they must improve their valuation governance practices, with APRA finding just 11 have dedicated valuation committees while others involve staff members whose remuneration is tied to asset values in the process. ...

Chalmers unveils new-look RBA boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... monetary policy and governance - in a key reform to strengthen and modernise the central bank. "We've selected first-rate Australians and we're confident they have the right skills and experience to help lead this vital economic institution," ...

Australia home to 43 billionaires: UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... something within this "we're watching closely is the rapidly growing number of female billionaires, at almost double the rate of increase in male billionaires in the past decade". "For us in Australia, this means that over the next few years, our ...

Hostplus' AFCA complaint response times lag

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
Hostplus published its inaugural Service Standards Report, aimed at improving transparency and accountability, with hopes other funds will follow suit. Hostplus chief executive David Elia said the report provides a comprehensive view of the volume ...

Renewable infrastructure opportunities for HNWIs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... There's a neat crossover there into those asset classes, because they want to feel like their capital is earning a good market rate return, but also is doing good. "And then on the private credit side, I think that then comes down to the risk adjusted ...

Unemployment drops below 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 3.9% in November, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by 36,000 people and the number of unemployed decreasing by 27,000 people, the ...

Venture capital exits expected to grow in 2025: Preqin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... trillion, followed by North America at US$1.1 trillion, and Europe at US$0.2 trillion. The report found the higher interest rate environment continued to temper venture capital valuations in 2024, which impacted exits and overall performance. By Q3 2024 ...

RBA 'paves way' for February rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised no one by leaving the official cash rate on hold at 4.35% at its final meeting of the year. While this was the ninth consecutive month the central bank has kept the cash rate steady, the decision was met ...