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Natixis, Generali merger creates $3.2tn fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... was signed between Natixis' owner BPCE and GIH's parent company Generali, a major Italian insurer, in which the latter will commit €15 billion ($25bn) in seed funding to the joint venture. The entity will be established in Amsterdam, the Netherlands ...

Vanguard fined US$106m for investors' massive tax bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... announced in 2020. Numerous investors subsequently redeemed their Investor TRFs and switched to the Institutional TRFs as the latter funds had lower expenses. To meet the redemptions, the Investor TRFs sold underlying assets with gains resulting from ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf and America and pledged to expand the US's territory by putting astronauts on Mars. On the latter, the big tech chief executives - two of which have their own space exploration companies - were front and center during the ...

Top asset management trends for 2025

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... report said. Another trend identified was that distribution will increasingly outweigh investment value - although the latter will remain important. "... its [investment performance's] role as a differentiator will decline for all but an extremely small ...

Investors should stay the course in 2025: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... Korean markets for specific asset classes against the "expensive" US equities, but ultimately it sees more value in the latter. "We have noted in our paper that we also like China and South Korea... [as] US equities are on the expensive side," she added. ...

ASIC sues HSBC Australia over $23m scam losses

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
ASIC has launched legal proceedings against HSBC Bank Australia in the Federal Court, alleging the latter failed to "adequately protect customers", resulting in losses of about $23 million through nearly 1000 unauthorised transactions. ASIC said the ...

Platinum, Regal put acquisition talks to bed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... completing due diligence, Regal Partners says it is no longer interested in acquiring Platinum Asset Management. It comes as the latter confirms its first deal under the new Platinum Partner Series initiative. In late September, a bid from Regal was ...

Top asset owners return to growth: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... sustained period of elevated rates aimed at controlling inflation, central banks began to implement gradual rate cuts in the latter half of 2024, marking the first reductions in years. However, market volatility remains high with uncertainty due to geopolitical ...

Bell Financial takes lead on SelfWealth takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
SelfWealth is forging ahead with Bell Financial Group's (BFG) takeover of the trading platform as the latter raises its bid price to edge out its competitor. The two parties entered a scheme implementation deed in which BFG raised its bid price to 25 ...

Private equity, real estate spearhead unlisted assets demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... anticipate 11.6% net returns on average, while those invested in infrastructure equity demand 11.4%. Allocations in the latter is set to grow by 0.74 points to 7.34% over five years. Meanwhile, private debt allocations are predicted to reduce slightly ...