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MA Financial eyes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... 2019," MA Financial said. MA Financial also confirmed that should an acquisition proceed; it would not involve an equity raising. "No binding documentation has been entered into and there is no certainty that these discussions will result in a transaction," ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... a multi-manager perspective." What unfolds next, he said, is that many strategies have long investment time horizons, raising the question of whether they align with internal objectives. "... you could have a strategy that, if you had a long enough time ...

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners adds to APAC leadership

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... appointments align with the rapid growth the company is currently experiencing. "Ryan and Jonathan's respective track records of raising institutional capital for infrastructure and building long term investor relationships, make their appointments both ...

Australian Ethical calls out QBE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... board and management are making decisions in QBE's long-term interests," Richman said. "While some may consider that raising premiums can help manage QBE's exposure to climate risk and protect margins temporarily, there is a natural ceiling." ...

First Sentier Investors names chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
First Sentier Investors has announced the appointment of Ashley Conn as chief financial and strategy officer, effective late May. Conn will be based in Sydney and brings 25 years' experience of finance and investment banking to the role. Conn joins ...

Vado Private announces senior hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Vado Private, the private credit provider, has recruited a funds management lead as demand for private corporate loans soars. Mark Zukerman has been appointed to the newly created position and will join the investment committee, ensuring the private ...

FNZ faces revolt from employee shareholders

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... dedication to the company and effectively transfers their wealth to the major shareholders. FNZ rattled the tin this month, raising US$500 million of new capital to "support long-term sustainable growth" under a refresh strategy. Amid appointing a new ...

RBA flags 'policy changes' could derail super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... in the Australian dollar drained liquidity through payments related to foreign exchange hedges," the RBA said. Despite raising concerns, the RBA said historically the superannuation sector has displayed a high level of resilience and has tended to support ...

ASIC tiptoes around private markets intervention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... role for the state to pull levers to say, 'we need to be standardising that approach to valuations, or we need to be raising expectations on some element of corporate governance?'," he said. "From my perspective, ASIC's role [is] how can ...

EQT closes flagship infra fund at $37bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... Infrastructure VI raised €21.5 billion (AU$37 billion) in total commitments, exceeding the €20 billion target. The capital raising includes the €21.3 billion in fee-generating assets under management and builds on EQT Value-Add Infrastructure's ...