MLC/Resolution merger will command 19.2% market share

MLC/Resolution merger will command 19.2% market share

The latest life insurance market share analysis from Dexx&r has confirmed the likely impact of merging MLC Life with Resolution Life.
Long-term insto investors start 2025 solidly overweight equities

Long-term insto investors start 2025 solidly overweight equities

Reflecting the current mood of the market, long-term institutional investors have started 2025 solidly overweight equities.
Can the ETF industry top its biggest year on record in 2025?

Can the ETF industry top its biggest year on record in 2025?

The ETF industry ended 2024 as its biggest year on record. But only two weeks into the new year, it's already expected to top it.
Market graphs on top of map of Europe

AustralianSuper ups ante on European property

Mike Taylor 15 January 2025

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AustralianSuper has again flexed its global investment muscle taking a 50% stake in a European industrial and logistics portfolio.

Partnership deal

Bennelong commences new trustees services with first client

Yasmine Raso 15 January 2025

Funds Management

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Bennelong Funds Management has nabbed its first client as part of its new trustee services offering first launched in October last year.

Christmas drinks

APRA’s $70,000 Christmas bash – in whose interest?

Mike Taylor 14 January 2025

Superannuation

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is yet to explain whether funding its Christmas bash fits with member best interest.

Allan Griffiths

Insignia chair’s legacy questions

Mike Taylor 14 January 2025

Financial Planning

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The Insignia Financial chair who oversaw the acquisition of MLC Wealth and ANZ P&I must now navigate the firm through competing PE offers.

Rising arrow above super

CFS, TelstraSuper confirm double-digit super returns

Mike Taylor 14 January 2025

Superannuation

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Super funds are confirming the predictions of the major ratings houses, reporting double-digit calendar year returns across most options.

Liquidity Market

Will history repeat itself with capital markets and Trump 2.0?

Yasmine Raso 14 January 2025

Investment

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Investment data analysis has delivered clarity amid the chaos and has helped shape Janus Henderson’s optimism about capital markets in 2025.

refresh

Sequoia refreshes media brands, appoints new division lead

Yasmine Raso 14 January 2025

Financial Planning

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Following a months-long “strategic review”, Sequoia Financial Group’s media brands have undergone a refresh and are also under new direction.


INDUSTRY NEWS

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Our watch list of winners for the next decade

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 December 2024

Industry News

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The composition of the ASX is changing – and keeping abreast of ‘new winners’ is key according to First Sentier Investors.

Fixed income markets: When the stars align

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 November 2024

Industry News

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Fixed income markets offer compelling investment opportunities alongside continued lower inflation and central banks entering the easing cycle. 

3 Lessons from 20 Years of investing in Australian Equities

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 November 2024

Industry News

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Successful investing in Australian equities requires finding high quality businesses and avoiding permanent capital loss. Here we show you how.

Reporting season podcast: temper your enthusiasm (slightly)

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 October 2024

Industry News

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Companies tempered growth promises heading into 2025. Explore encouraging economic indicators and stocks we think have earnings growth potential.


Allan Griffiths

Insignia chair’s legacy questions

Mike Taylor 14 January 2025

Financial Planning

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The Insignia Financial chair who oversaw the acquisition of MLC Wealth and ANZ P&I must now navigate the firm through competing PE offers.

refresh

Sequoia refreshes media brands, appoints new division lead

Yasmine Raso 14 January 2025

Financial Planning

No Comments

Following a months-long “strategic review”, Sequoia Financial Group’s media brands have undergone a refresh and are also under new direction.

Value investing

Bain Capital sweetens Insignia bid

Mike Taylor 13 January 2025

Financial Planning

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Bain Capital has sweetened its bid for Insignia Financial lifting its offer by 7.5% from its original bid.

Market graphs on top of map of Europe

AustralianSuper ups ante on European property

Mike Taylor 15 January 2025

Superannuation

No Comments

AustralianSuper has again flexed its global investment muscle taking a 50% stake in a European industrial and logistics portfolio.

Christmas drinks

APRA’s $70,000 Christmas bash – in whose interest?

Mike Taylor 14 January 2025

Superannuation

5 Comments

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is yet to explain whether funding its Christmas bash fits with member best interest.

Rising arrow above super

CFS, TelstraSuper confirm double-digit super returns

Mike Taylor 14 January 2025

Superannuation

No Comments

Super funds are confirming the predictions of the major ratings houses, reporting double-digit calendar year returns across most options.

Liquidity Market

Will history repeat itself with capital markets and Trump 2.0?

Yasmine Raso 14 January 2025

Investment

No Comments

Investment data analysis has delivered clarity amid the chaos and has helped shape Janus Henderson’s optimism about capital markets in 2025.

Australia GDP Recovery

Australian GDP recovery on track despite ‘sticky’ inflation, high interest rates

Patrick Buncsi 13 January 2025

Investment

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Australia may look forward to a gradual recovery in GDP this year after a historically laggard 2024, new analysis reveals.

Emerging markets pen and map

“Winners will coexist with losers”: The state of EM amid Trump 2.0

Yasmine Raso 10 January 2025

Investment

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Emerging markets will face “far from uniform” impacts of new tariffs and trade policies, as global markets continue to brace for Trump 2.0.