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Former Kerr Neilson staffer pleads guilty to insider trading

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025

... office and left in 2023. Forrest currently runs his own family office, Sublime Funds Management. Last year, he failed in his bid to secure a seat on the board of Perpetual. In the past, he worked as a senior investment analyst at Contact Asset Management ...

New Challenger IM notes seek to raise $350m

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025

Challenger Investment Management will launch a floating rate note on the ASX in a bid to raise $350 million that will be invested in private credit strategies. Challenger IM LiFTS 1 Notes, which will list under the ticker code CIMHA, offer a fixed term ...

Trump signs order to open 401(k)s to private markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025

Citing better returns and diversification benefits, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to allow alternative assets, including cryptocurrencies, into 401(k) plans. The order calls for a review of the Department of Labor's guidance on ...

Lederer Group bids for Elanor Commercial Property Fund

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025

Lederer Group is attempting to acquire ASX-listed Elanor Commercial Property Fund (ECF), which has a portfolio valued at more than $500 million. Elanor Funds Management, the responsible entity (RE) of ECF, said it is considering Lederer Group's ...

Insignia accepts CC Capital bid

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025

... $3.06 on 11 December 2024 - being the last trading day prior to the announcement that Bain Capital made the first official bid for the company. However, the final price was reduced from the previous $5 per share offer made by CC Capital back in March. ...

CC Capital drags feet on Insignia takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025

... making an official takeover offer for Insignia Financial, surpassing the two-week timeframe it promised it would make a binding bid within. The announcement released on the ASX this morning states that Insignia's board and its financial and legal advisers ...

McKell Institute calls for CGT 'circuit breaker'

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025

... it should be better calibrated to actually achieve our social aims," he said. "Instead of encouraging property investors to bid up the price of existing housing stock we should be encouraging them to contribute to the construction of new dwellings. Our ...

AMP appoints sales lead for North

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025

AMP has appointed a new head of national sales for North in a bid to strengthen the team and expand support for advisers across the country. Harry Georges has stepped into the role, bringing over 20 years of experience across advice, insurance, and ...

Ninety One strengthens multi-asset bench with senior hire

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025

Ninety One Asset Management has appointed a veteran investor as its new head of multi-asset in a bid to further bolster its global investment platform. David Knee joins from M&G Investments, where he spent more than three decades managing fixed income ...

Potential Insignia takeover edges closer

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025

... Financial may come within the next two weeks as CC Capital Partners "continues to actively work towards" making a binding bid for the wealth manager. Insignia confirmed CC Capital is finalising financing and investment committee approvals and that process ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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