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Link to offer Allianz Retire+ solution to super funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
Under a newly inked deal, members of Link Group's superannuation fund clients will have access to a suite of retirement income solutions from Allianz Retire+. Up first, Allianz Guaranteed Income for Life (AGILE) will be available on Link Group's Pathfinder ...

APAC investors cut PE allocations by 50%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... produce a perfect storm for investors," it said. "As companies struggled, general partners (GPs) retrenched, and Asia Pacific deal value plummeted 44% to US$198 billion. Exits and fund-raising also fell sharply below 2021 levels." In hindsight, the report ...

Search funds beat VC, private equity returns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
Search funds, an investment strategy that sprung from the hallways of two Ivy league universities in the US, have reached Australia, grabbing the attention of investors drawn to the new business model and returns in excess of 30%. Developed by universities ...

Review calls for Reserve Bank overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... the accountable authority under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. As you know, there is great deal of public visibility of, and commentary about, our monetary policy decisions, but there is much less oversight of how I discharge ...

GAM, Liontrust in merger talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... stakeholders." In a separate statement, Liontrust confirmed it had approached the GAM board and said the intention is to reach a deal whereby it would combine its investment management business with that of GAM's. "There can be no certainty that this ...

Adviser complaints rise, super complaints decrease

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
The number of superannuation complaints have slashed while those related to financial advisers have shot up, the latest statistics from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) shows. In the six months to December 2022, AFCA received 2538 ...

Viridian picks up advice firm

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... Wortley. While owned by Viridian, Enlightened Financial Solutions will continue under its existing brand. As part of the deal, Viridian said it plans to leverage the digital capabilities of the firm, a big user of video SoAs. Meanwhile, Viridian's investment ...

Regal names investment director

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... in long-short Asian equities. EPAM founder and chief investment officer Simon Walsh and his team will join Regal once the deal finalises, supporting Phil King in managing the ASX-listed Asian equity strategy (RG8), as well as other funds. Regal had about ...

Quinbrook acquires US biofuel producer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... PurposeEnergy has a pipeline of developing, designing, constructing and operating projects. Scaysbrook pointed to a recent deal with dairy products manufacturer Danone as one example. The company currently has one project in construction, two starting ...

Cut spending and raise taxes, super preservation age: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... reductions, it's recommended cutting spending on major defence and transport projects; undoing Western Australia's special deal on the GST; trimming spending on hospitals, pathology, and pharmaceuticals; reducing spending on politicised grants and advertising ...