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Regal leads $30m note in Carma

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... demand for a better car-buying experience. "With a seamless online platform, top-tier production facilities, and an AI-enabled tech stack, the Carma team has redefined the car buying experience for Australians, and we expect them to continue to take ...

Infocus adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
The national advice group welcomed an executive general manager, strategic relationships after also adding a chief financial and operations officer. Matthew Fogarty has joined the Infocus team in the strategic relationships role, bringing more than ...

ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has provided Treasury with a report after conducting an inquiry into companies holding virtual AGMs. As part of the report, the regulator made five recommendations, including that ASIC and ...

Australia can lead energy transition, climate investing: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Australia should seize the next four years as an opportunity to be a leader in climate investing and the energy transition by taking advantage of the US President Donald Trump's hardline anti-ESG stance, a panel of experts say. Australia has the ...

Underinvestment in Southeast Asia a 'big issue' for Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Speaking at the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific, former Macquarie Group chief executive Nicholas Moore said Australian investors should be paying more attention to investment opportunities in Southeast Asia. Moore said low awareness of the economic ...

Trump Media to launch ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... launched, the ETFs would be available to more than 140 million users. Trump Media frames itself as a bulwark against "Big Tech's assault on free speech," with the intent to "give people their voices back." The company said its social media platform is ...

Impact investors need instos, governments to scale: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
While it has gained momentum in the last 15 years, impact investing still requires major backing from institutional investors and governments for it to scale and become a formidable force, the first day of the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific heard ...

AZ NGA practices merge on road to 'super firm'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
Eureka Whittaker Macnaught (EWM) and Foster Raffan iPlan have merged to form a large, multi-disciplinary firm serving around 2500 clients. The merged firm is home to 44 employees, including 20 financial advisers, and operates in six locations across ...

Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The defence portfolio will grow to $57.6 billion over the next decade as the Albanese government tightens national and economic security amid growing geopolitical tensions. As announced last year, the government will invest an additional $50.3 billion ...

Roads, railways, NBN winners in Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Labor's attempt to build new and revitalise existing roads and railways will see a $17.1 billion allocation over 10 years, while the NBN will receive a $3 billion bonanza. The Federal Budget commitment to improve transportation networks forms part ...