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Warren Buffett to retire, recommends successor

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
Berkshire Hathaway chief executive and chair Warren Buffett announced his intention to retire by the end of the year and put forth who he believes will best lead the company. At the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting, Buffett made the surprise ...

ETF Shares introduces three ETFs on Cboe

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
ETF Shares will debut three ETFs on Cboe Australia tomorrow in a bid to stake a claim in the "highly concentrated" market. ETFS US Quality ETF (BEST), ETFS US Technology ETF (WWW) and ETFS Magnificent 7+ ETF (HUGE) all invest in US shares and charge ...

Global economic uncertainty the main priority: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
Freshly re-elected Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the "immediate focus" of the government is tackling global economic uncertainty because of US President Donald Trump's tariffs. Speaking with the ABC after the election win, Chalmers said he is ...

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
Rest has disclosed the existence of 'Project Scarlet,' an internal program that the fund's carried out over the past 18 months to improve its death benefit claims processes. A spokesperson for the $93 billion super fund said the program ...

Wealth managers' recovery looks promising: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
AMP, Insignia Financial and Challenger are poised to benefit from improved flows, lighter regulation and emerging longevity solutions despite the market volatility, analysis from Morgan Stanley shows. AMP's flow momentum is set to continue, combined ...

Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
The Coalition has confirmed that it plans to make paying superannuation on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leav e (PPL) optional for working mothers, as a $158 million budget saving measure. The Coalition's election costings revealed several cost-saving ...

Global X China Tech ETF in the works

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Global X is preparing to launch a China technology ETF, citing the country's shift from policy planning to delivery, stabilising fundamentals and depressed valuations, while also emphasising the critical nature of selective exposure. Ahead of the launch ...

KKR, Capital Group debut first public-private investment products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
KKR and Capital Group have launched their first two public-private investment products, interval funds focused on credit strategies, while announcing ambitions to deepen the exclusive strategic partnership they formed last May. The private markets firm ...

BNP Paribas names chief for Australia, NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
BNP Paribas has named Nicolas Parrot as its new chief executive for Australia and New Zealand, replacing Karine Delvallée. In his new role, Parrot leads a team that delivers global markets and banking, and securities services solutions and asset management ...

Work from home saves employees $5308

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
Australians who have worked from home since the COVID-19 pandemic have cut their commutes by around three hours a week, equivalent to a time saving worth an estimated $5308 a year based on average wages, new research by the Committee for Economic Development ...