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Prime Value expands microcap fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... Richard Ivers and Mike Younger said underperformance in small cap stocks over several years has created attractive valuations. "Some microcap companies are trading at single-digit P/E ratios with double-digit earnings growth and delivering a good dividend ...

Local assets help deliver 12% for ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... Domestic infrastructure's contribution to returns was also notable, thanks to investments in Australian airports, with valuations reverting to pre-COVID levels over the course of the year. Of the $33.6 billion invested in infrastructure, 6% or nearly ...

Regal Partners adds to stable, plans hotels strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... the real estate investment sector, supported by an attractive seed asset purchased at a significant discount to prior valuations that we anticipate will have the ability to generate strong risk-adjusted returns for our clients," O'Connor said. "We believe ...

Increased local, international demand drives practice valuations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... for practices, rising between 10% and 30%. The guide said there were several themes reflected in the data, including valuations for client registers filled with older clients - 80 years and over - skyrocketing. They are now achieving 1.5x recurring revenue ...

ASIC takes action on Australian Fiduciaries

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... a complex group of entities controlled by related parties is also a concern. Another failure is to conduct regular valuations of its schemes, as well as the loss of value in the underlying assets. In a June 12 investor update, Australian Fiduciaries ...

Aussies feeling FOMO on private markets: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... improves for individual investors as platforms build the technology to deal with lower liquidity and less frequent valuations, and investment managers create more evergreen funds," Watson said. It comes as the industry urged ASIC to ramp up scrutiny ...

Alternatives high on the radar to escape Trump's tariffs: Fidante

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... portfolio." In November 2024, Fidante's inaugural Adviser Markets Survey found advisers were most concerned about high equity valuations and inflation, but those fears have been overtaken, with one in two advisers (50%) now ranking Trump's economic policies ...

Stakeholders ask ASIC for tougher private markets regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... stay and grow" albeit with the need for regulatory guidance and alignment to international standards. With respect to valuations, additional supervision was warranted in this area, along with guidance on valuing assets, managing conflicts of interests ...

Allan Gray exposes 'hateful eight' bubble threat

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... currently knowingly or unknowingly allocating a huge part of their exposure to banks, which are trading at eyewatering valuations. A purely passive approach may leave you exposed..." Mawhinney said. Allan Gray believes investors in the local share market ...

GAM nabs Janus Henderson equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... Botton." The team also believes the macro backdrop is shifting decisively in Europe's favour. "For decades, cheap valuations alone weren't enough to catalyse change in Europe. But that's no longer the case. Geopolitical realignment sparked ...