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NZ Super commits NZ$50m to private equity manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... and New Zealand businesses searching for capital or change in ownership. This commitment will take the super fund's total exposure to Direct Capital (including undrawn commitments) to just over NZ$330 million ($298 million). Since its inception in ...

War on inflation: Australia vs New Zealand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... outcomes," Bloxham said. The RBNZ delivered substantial monetary tightening, lifting interest rates 525 basis points in total, with Bloxham saying the central bank accepted that it would "tip the economy into a recession". "As it turns out, GDP fell ...

Aussie dividends underperform on global scale: Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... For the year ahead, Janus Henderson expects global dividends to grow by 5.1% (down from a 6.6% increase in 2024) bringing total payouts to $1.83 trillion.

Trade war intensifies: China, Canada respond to Trump's tariffs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... tensions. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau said the US tariffs were "very dumb," adding that Trump wants to see "a total collapse of the Canadian economy because that will make it easier to annex us." "That is never going to happen. We will never ...

Insurance through superannuation stages a comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... for millions more Australians to opt in for insurance, even after accounting for those with low balances and under-25s. Total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance followed a similar downward trajectory after the reforms, though from a slightly lower ...

BNP Paribas wins new custody mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... best health and wellbeing for Australia." Data from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) shows BNP Paribas' total assets under custody rose 12.2% to $540 billion in the six months to December last year. Over the period, it secured a $4.4 ...

Active ETF issuance forebodes bigger market share: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... analysis shows. In Asia, including Australia, more than 100 new ETFs issued were active vehicles, comprising about 20% of the total. "Three years ago, that was only about 9%. So, we're seeing an acceleration of active ETFs in terms of the numbers ...

Financial services chips away at gender pay gap: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... appear to regress, with the likes of Magellan Asset Management and Platinum Asset Management reporting a 44.9% and 43.8% total remuneration pay gap on average. Betashares has a 41% total pay gap on average. There is a 42.5% gap on a median total remuneration ...

Metrics acquires BC Investment Group

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... financial services group specialising in consumer lending for residential real estate purposes. As at January 31, BCI has total loans under management of more than $6.5 billion, predominantly being Australian residential mortgages. The acquisition will ...

State Street expands global custody footprint

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... custody for Australian investors swelled by 20.8% in the six months to the December end 2024, surpassing $1 trillion in total assets under custody according to data from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA). Throughout the period, overall ...