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Vanguard proposes tax-free way to save extra cash

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... Australians support the government allowing tax-free investment accounts. Modelling on successful schemes in the UK, Sweden and Japan, Vanguard said the scheme could help households build financial resilience and deepen the capital pool in Australia. ...

VanEck joins uranium rush with new ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... rising globally as governments increasingly build nuclear energy into long-term infrastructure and decarbonisation plans. Japan targets around 20% of its energy consumption to be nuclear by 2040, while the US aims to triple capacity by 2050. It recently ...

Pinnacle acquires stake in Advantage Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Pinnacle Investment Management will acquire a stake in Advantage Partners, a private equity investor from Japan, for $92 million. Pinnacle will own up to 13% of Advantage Partners over a three-year period. The first stage will acquire a 5% stake for ...

Australia dominates APAC real estate private credit raisings

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... 40% of the $17.0 billion (US$11.2bn) raised in APAC between 2020 and 2024, followed by India (36%), South Korea (11%) and Japan (5%). The Knight Frank report projects there will be US$90 to US$110 billion in private credit growth over the next three ...

Brookfield raises $4bn for new alts fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... transactions across the digitalisation, decarbonisation and deglobalisation megatrends, particularly in markets such as Australia, Japan, South Korea and Singapore," Robertson said. "Our Asia Pacific investors recognise the tailwinds for infrastructure ...

Australia misses out on global dividends growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... global dividends increased 7.7% year on year to $1.7 trillion (US$1.14tn), nearly matching the total for the whole of 2017. Japan recorded the strongest growth, with core payouts rising 13.8% year-over-year, more than twice the pace of the wider world ...

First Sentier names chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... distribution, overseeing sales and communications. He was appointed as the managing director of Australia, New Zealand, and Japan in 2019. "His extensive understanding of our business and its operations, coupled with his strong relationships with our ...

MHC Digital partners to launch stablecoin platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... positioned to drive the next phase of digital finance in this country." Stablecoins continue to gain traction globally; Japan recently approved a licensed yen-backed token (JPYC), while in the US, the Genius Act continues to underscore stablecoins' role ...

Australian investors undeterred by global market turbulence

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... identified as the most confident regionally, compared to China (69%), Singapore (58%), Hong Kong (46%), Taiwan (40%) and Japan (38%). In terms of risk tolerance, 54% of Australian investors indicated they would hold their positions when faced with a ...

DWS names APAC real estate business lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... leadership, backed by our firm commitment to the region." Nauman said: "Building upon our historically strong foundation in Japan and Korea is central to our strategy, with a particular focus on the Living sector, especially in Australia. Our skilled ...