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Coalition members call for superannuation guarantee reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
Coalition members have called for reforms that would give workers the choice to limit their superannuation guarantee (SG) - to receive higher take-home pay. National Party senator Matt Canavan said the Coalition should consider giving workers more control ...

GIC's investment chief to step down

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... team out of New York before being invited to head up GIC's investment activities in Europe. He became president of public markets and director of public equities in 2013 and deputy group chief investment officer in 2016. Jaensubhakj is credited with ...

TPB welcomes stay of sanctions against disqualified agents

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... as a result. TPB chair Peter de Cure said the board has an obligation to make examples out of these entities to ensure public confidence in tax agents. "These cases recognise the public interest in all tax practitioners acting with honesty, in supporting ...

Channel Investment Management secures RE mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... director Glen Holding said: "This partnership strengthens our investment offering by expanding across both private and public markets within real assets, working alongside one of the world's leading real asset managers. As the responsible entity ...

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... said its membership "caused confusion regarding BlackRock's practices and subjected us to legal inquiries from various public officials". In November 2024, the firm was named in a Texas lawsuit alongside State Street and Vanguard, claiming their climate ...

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... incomes as inflation levels slowly subside, a rebounding housing market, expectations of rate cuts, and structural drivers of public investment." Feng said that while private demand has weakened in response to the RBA's monetary policy tightening, public ...

CC Capital Partners bids for Insignia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
New York-based CC Capital Partners has expressed interest in taking over Insignia Financial, upping Bain Capital's offer that was recently rejected. CC Capital Partners is offering $4.30 cash per Insignia share, which is a 7.5% premium to Bain Capital's ...

MetLife to acquire PineBridge Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
... said the transaction will "add substantially" to MetLife Investment Management's strong franchise by expanding its public and private credit offerings, including a leveraged finance platform, as well as extending global capabilities. MetLife said ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... 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. This sentiment comes amid the rate of delisting ...

Analyst Moves: Franklin Templeton, JANA, Bain, MLC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Franklin Templeton has confirmed that Francyne Mu will step down from her role as portfolio manager and research analyst within the equity group. The asset manager said it is not looking to replace the role - that the team is well-resourced globally. ...