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Corporate super fund to be terminated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Another of the few remaining standalone corporate superannuation funds will close its doors this year. After almost five decades, the Manildra Flour Mills Retirement Fund (MFMRF) has been closed to new members and will be wound up. The fund was established ...

Heartland finally gets regulatory approval for Challenger Bank acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Heartland Group Holdings has announced it received indicative regulatory approvals from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for Heartland Bank's acquisition of Challenger Bank. Heartland said ...

Super funds' IDR process weak, inadequate: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
Superannuation funds are increasingly flouting their internal dispute resolution (IDR) process and are not doing enough to resolve member complaints before they reach the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). The complaints authority warned ...

Former adviser slapped with 12 charges

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
A former financial adviser has been charged with 12 counts of dishonest conduct for falsifying clients' documents to access their superannuation accounts. The Downing Centre Local Court yesterday slapped the charges on David Mario Valvo while running ...

Court rejects Provide Capital's 'illogical' application

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
The federal court has rejected Provide Capital's "illogical" application to prevent ASIC conducting further investigation into the firm. Justice Rofe dismissed Provide Capital's application that alleged ASIC did not have the state of mind required ...

Charter Hall acquires stake in hotel REIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
Charter Hall Group is paying $96.9 million for a stake in a REIT that invests in hotels, pubs, and motels across Australia. The joint venture between Charter Hall and its Charter Hall Retail REIT (CQR) bought the 14.8% stake in Hotel Property Investments ...

Australian private capital industry surges 33%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
Australia's private capital market has grown 33% over the past 18 months, with assets under management (AUM) now reaching $139 billion. Preqin and the Australian Investment Council released the 2024 Australian Private Capital Market Yearbook which tracks ...

Legalsuper names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
Paul Murray took over as chief investment officer at legalsuper on March 11, succeeding Norman Zhang who departed in December 2023 for a role at Koda Capital. Murray was most recently interim head of alternatives at Future Fund, a role he took on after ...

Perpetual awards State Street subsidiary a major mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
Perpetual has appointed State Street subsidiary Charles River to manage front office operations for its Australian asset management business. Perpetual's Australian asset management business will use Charles River's Investment Management Solution (Charles ...

Super SA names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
The $37 billion public sector fund selected its new chief executive, some nine months on from Dascia Bennett's departure. Dini Soulio has taken on the role following almost a decade as South Australia's commissioner for consumer affairs, commissioner ...