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ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... top 400 APAC firms, 193 disclosed their executive incentive metrics. Three-quarters (74%) used ESG metrics. Australian companies use ESG metrics in 92% of incentive plans, according to WTW. "The disclosure and prevalence of ESG metrics used by companies ...

Apollo scoops up Argo Infrastructure Partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... sector," Zibarras said. "With this mindset, Argo has built a leading infrastructure platform, managing 18 portfolio companies across the US and Canada. Apollo's global reach, extensive resources and shared commitment to long-term value creation make ...

Family offices turn to start-ups, M&As: PwC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... investments over the last decade, a new report from PwC reveals. The annual study found family offices' appetite for companies that are start-ups, and merger and acquisition opportunities have ballooned since 2014. Family offices are major players ...

Managed funds industry winners and losers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... firms might have led to investors withdrawing funds due to shifts in allegiance or restructuring within the umbrella companies. "But it's a good news story for global small caps," Dyall said. "It's not the fastest growing in absolute terms, but ...

Insignia denies yet another takeover bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... eventuate," the board said. Insignia's major shareholders include a raft of superannuation funds and financial services companies. Tanarra Capital is Insignia's largest shareholder with a 12.5% stake, according to the 2024 annual report, followed ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... expectations and have positive market sentiment. "... the notion that continued exposure to well-managed innovative companies is the best path to wealth creation," he concluded.

ASX bleeds $41bn from delistings

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
The number of companies that delisted from the ASX in 2024 took $40.5 billion in market capitalisation with them. A total of 78 companies left the ASX in the 12 months to December, netting a total of 2116 entities that remained listed on the exchange. ...

Regal, Magellan book performance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... Opportunities, and Attunga Power & Enviro Fund. The PM Capital Enhanced Yield strategies and Regal Australian Small Companies Fund were also standout performers. Regal grew its funds under management (FUM) to $18 billion at the end of December, marking ...

Court finds CFD issuers engaged in 'unconscionable conduct'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
... unconscionable conduct, misleading and deceptive conduct, and the provision of unlicensed personal advice. ASIC said these companies directly profited from their customers' losses and incentivised their account managers to pressure investors to deposit ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... International portfolio manager Casey McLean said M&A and IPO activities will likely increase, noting there are a list of companies anticipated to make the foray into the public markets across the US and Australia despite a reversing trend persisting. ...