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UK to follow Australia's lead in creating megafunds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... contribution schemes of 86 administering authorities will be consolidated and their assets pooled to create megafunds. The UK government plans to introduce a new Pension Schemes Bill next year to create megafunds that mirror those operating in Australia ...

Australian economy 'fundamentally sound': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... 12 spending categories rose in October, with only education (-1.3%) and utilities (-3.4%) falling, the latter due to government rebates on energy bills. "Spending rose marginally in October as income tax cuts, lower petrol prices and energy rebates freed ...

HMC Capital makes $400m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... FY26 results. "iseek is a leading colocation data centre platform with a high quality and diverse customer base across government, hyperscale and enterprise customers. This acquisition is also highly complementary to our recent acquisition of Global ...

Betashares launches ethical fixed income ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... Ethical Australian Composite Bond ETF (ASX: AEBD) offers investors exposure to a range of Australian corporate and government bonds that exclude issuers with material exposure to fossil fuels and those that engage in activities deemed inconsistent with ...

Magellan warns of staggering sovereign debt

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The unrelenting rise in sovereign debt could adversely impact investment markets, according to Magellan Financial Group, particularly as global public debt is expected to exceed US$100 trillion by the end of this year. Magellan warns that in many parts ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... the middle of our 2-3% target range," the RBA said. Speaking on the decision, RBA governor Michele Bullock urged the government to get its spending under control, insinuating that it was adding to the inflation problem. "It's not just the federal government ...

Perpetual halves investment in embattled Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... "governance and cultural concerns" plaguing the casino operator. Now, Star is facing a fresh inquiry from the Queensland government which is examining potential criminal links at the casino. Perpetual is not the only investment house to fall victim to ...

Liberal MP calls for SoA replacement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... clients $3500. If the proposed changes go ahead, this amount can reduce to $500. "That's what every minister in this government should be doing daily. How do we reduce regulation? How do we reduce red tape? Because right now, Australians and small ...

Former super fund investment chief in new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... in December 2022. Before that, Block spent two years as investment chief at Nambawan Super - a defined contribution government superannuation fund in Papua New Guinea. The incoming Bellmont investment chief has also consulted for several asset owners ...

ACCC urges parliament to pass new merger laws

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... Services Forum that the ACCC has been advocating for reforms to merger control in Australia for years and urged the government to pass the reforms. "These reforms are particularly important in the context of the current environment where increasing market ...