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Billionaires of all ages watching AI: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
Across the globe, billionaires of all generations are watching and are likely to continue following the opportunities and risks of generative artificial intelligence (AI). The latest UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report, now in its ninth edition, surveyed ...

Future Group acquires Verve Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
Just a month on from taking on GuildSuper, Future Group has now acquired 100% of women-focused fund Verve Super. Verve Super is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Future Super, under a deal finalised this month. Having long struggled to offer a competitive ...

IFM Investors, UK government seal $19bn investment pact

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
IFM Investors signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK government yesterday, formalising a $19 billion investment commitment for large-scale infrastructure and energy transition projects intended to be deployed by 2027. The MoU, which ...

Allianz Retire+ heavyweight jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
After three years, the head of institutional solutions at Allianz Retire+ has departed. Fintan Thornton has left the retirement specialist to take on a new role at a health fund. It comes at a time of turmoil for the retirement industry, which has come ...

Large Australian corporations pay record tax: ATO

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has disclosed that a record-breaking $83.8 billion was paid in income tax by large corporations for the 2021-22 financial year. According to the ATO's ninth annual Corporate Tax Transparency (CTT) report, the income ...

Challenger duo joins Allianz Retire+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
Allianz Retire+ has appointed two Challenger executives to the newly created role of head of group retirement solutions, client delivery. Catherine van der Veen and Lucy Foster will share the position, managing client relationships, onboarding key partners ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
Treasury's proposed three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. ...

Prosperity merges with accounting firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
Prosperity Advisers Group has merged with a Brisbane-based accounting and advisory firm. Prosperity has joined forces with Brisbane-based P+Y Accountants and Business Advisors. P+Y Accountants partners Brenden Yantsch and David Pennell and a team of ...

EQT buys VetPartners

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
The Swedish-based firm will acquire VetPartners from National Veterinary Associates (NVA) via its BPEA Private Equity Fund VIII. As a part of the transaction, BPEA VIII is expected to be 35-40% invested in VetPartners, subject to customary regulatory ...

ReCALIbrate grant winners announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
Five female advisers have received $2000 each from the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) as it looks to boost the number of women in risk advice. The inaugural ReCALIbrate recipients include Zurich Assure financial adviser Kristen Genter, Platinum ...