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Perpetual, Pendal combine multi-asset capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
Perpetual is creating a new multi asset strategies team, in a move that will see the departure of Pendal Group's head of multi asset. The fund manager said a recent review of its multi-asset capabilities resulted in a decision to merge the existing ...

Majority comply with IDR reporting: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
The latest round of the internal dispute resolution (IDR) reporting regime saw 87% of small financial firms submit their data to ASIC. The deadline for the third round of reporting, which forced a total of 8600 financial services firms to submit data ...

Australian Retirement Trust completes Alcoa merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) finalised the successor fund transfer with the Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan, one year on from discussions kicking off. In December 2022, Alcoa Super informed members it was on the hunt for potential merger partners ...

Selfwealth expands leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
The platform welcomed a chief experience officer, chief technology officer, and head of marketing and communication. Selfwealth said it is investing in new talent, adding to its leadership in a demonstration of its commitment to driving innovation and ...

ASIC succeeds in conflicted remuneration case

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
ASIC has succeeded in its case against RM Capital, which the court found failed to take reasonable steps to prevent its authorised representative accepting conflicted remuneration. On the February 29, the Federal Court found that RM Capital's authorised ...

Insight Investment Consultants rebrands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Insight Investment Consultants will now be known as Genium Investment Partners, as it expands its offering to include research ratings. The firm, which was founded in 2013, is rolling out the rebrand as it works to become a full-service research house ...

Fidelity launches global bond fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
Fidelity International has launched the Fidelity Global Bond Fund, offering investors a broad and diversified exposure to global bond markets. The fund invests mainly in investment-grade global sovereign and corporate bonds but also provides exposure ...

ASX issues first corporate bond, underwritten by Westpac

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
ASX has unveiled the pricing for its first corporate bond; a $275 million issue of floating rate, unsecured medium-term notes. This issuance falls under its newly established Medium Term Notes Programme, dated 18 August 2023. The Notes have a coupon ...

ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
ANZ has had a significant legal win on appeal, with its proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of Suncorp's banking arm given the go-ahead. The decision to authorise the takeover was handed down this morning by the Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) ...

AMP chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
The chair of AMP will step down on April 12 after nearly five years in the role. Debra Hazelton tendered her resignation, with AMP non-executive director Mike Hirst succeeding her as the new chair. Hazelton joined the AMP board as non-executive director ...