19+ hour, 49+ min ago   (320+ words) Private capital is significantly impacting the Australian sharemarket, with private equity firms increasingly targeting "unloved ASX industrials." Sweden's EQT and Canada's Brookfield recently lobbed bids for Cleanaway and Reliance Worldwide, valued at $9.4 billion and $4.1 billion respectively. This week marked critical…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (471+ words) Medical software firm Echo IQ has seen its shares plummet after the United States drug authority rejected its application to commercialise its heart disease detection platform, leaving many investors nursing significant losses. Echo IQ is a medical software company that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (536+ words) Millions of investors are sitting on portfolios built for a world that seemingly no longer exists, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. Nigel Green of deVere Group’s comments come as a broad gauge…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (361+ words) Claudia Kwan, managing partner of NorthStar Impact Funds, is achieving significant market outperformance with an impact-focused investment strategy. Her fund has beaten the market by over 20 per cent in the past year, deliberately avoiding traditional ASX mainstays like major banks....

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (360+ words) Sharecafe Australian Reporting Season Reveals Economic Headwinds The final week of Australia’s annual reporting season is bracing for a wave of profit downgrades, as boardrooms respond to a slowing economy with conservative outlook statements. Major retailers including JB Hi-Fi, Myer,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (401+ words) Regal, an investment powerhouse overseeing approximately $21 billion in assets, faced a challenging July, which co-founder Phil King described as one of the tougher months for its fund suite. The firm, which manages a range of investment portfolios across various asset…...