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Bain Capital bids for Insignia Financial

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
Insignia Financial has confirmed it received a takeover bid from US private equity firm Bain Capital following months of speculation. Insignia confirmed to the ASX that Bain Capital lobbed a confidential, preliminary, non-binding, and indicative proposal ...

Unemployment drops below 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 3.9% in November, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by 36,000 people and the number of unemployed decreasing by 27,000 people, the ...

Venture capital exits expected to grow in 2025: Preqin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
The venture capital sector saw assets under management (AUM) reach $3.1 trillion in 2024, but the year wasn't without its hurdles, according to research from Preqin. Over the course of 2024, 800 funds raised a total of US$84.8 billion by Q3, compared ...

Active Super transfers members to Challenger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
Challenger will take over Active Super's Guaranteed Income offering after it was determined transferring these member accounts to Vision Super would not be in their best interests. Active Super has informed members with a Guaranteed Income account ...

Productivity slump threatens asset returns: Shane Oliver

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
The supply-side productivity-enhancing reforms of the Hawke/Keating Labor government, continued by Howard/Costello, have since stalled, leading to a decline in productivity - a key catalyst in the deterioration of living standards, according to AMP ...

Eyes on gaming, Chinese tech in 2025: Orbis

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
Orbis Investment is feeling good about its investment in Japanese video game giant Nintendo, believing it's about to defy its historic 'boom-bust' cycle. Speaking to Financial Standard, Orbis Investment head of clients, Australia Eric Marais ...

Funds are 'getting back to basics', says report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
Global public pension funds and sovereign funds are refocusing on generating long-term returns, generally targeting opportunities in private markets, emerging markets, and green assets, according to the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum ...

South Australian financial adviser slapped with seven-year ban

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
South Australian financial adviser Bruce Davis has been banned for seven years by ASIC. Davis, who was the sole director and responsible manager of Wise Investment Advisers, has been barred from providing financial services, controlling an entity that ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
The global economy stares down "unprecedented challenges" in 2025, according to Frontier Advisors' annual secular outlook, which forecasts rising risks from unsustainable debt, geopolitical rifts, and climate inaction. The report said after spiking ...

Permanent disablement claims for mental health explodes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
Total and permanent disability (TPD) claims because of mental health for Australians aged 30 to 40 increased by 732% over the past decade, according to a new report by KPMG, commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). Although the ...