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Generation flags Ascalon closure

BY ANNABELLE DICKSON | THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020 12:18PM

ASX-listed Generation Development Group has confirmed its intention to wind up Ascalon Capital Managers, just two years after acquiring it from Westpac. It also announced plans to launch an income fund and a lifetime annuity.

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