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Australian Unity kicks off capital raise

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... a leader in healthcare and social infrastructure investment. "Data shows that while Australians enjoy one of the highest life expectancies in the world, we are also living with increasing levels of chronic disease which is placing never-before-seen demand ...

Challenger launches $250m unsecured note offer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... New Money Offer and a Reinvestment Offer, will be used to fund a subscription for Additional Tier 1 Capital for Challenger Life and to refinance the Challenger Capital Notes 2. The notes are non-cumulative, convertible, transferable, redeemable, subordinated ...

AustralianSuper invests in build-to-rent-to-own affordable housing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... Assemble's housing mandate with these three major acquisitions marks an important step forward in bringing its mission to life. However, as AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder acknowledged at the Australian Financial Review Super and Wealth ...

Spirit Super negotiates premium drop

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... group insurer MetLife, resulting in an almost 25% decrease to some premiums. Members will save about $51 million over the life of the agreement, Spirit Super said. Fees for death and TPD cover will be reduced by between 14.2% and 24.8%, while income ...

Unindexed cap forecast to impact 500k people

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
If the government's $3 million superannuation cap is not indexed, it will adversely impact around 500,000 individuals who are currently saving for retirement or have already retired. Financial Services Council (FSC) analysis of ATO data found a ...

AIA adds four regional managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... strengthening its support for advisers. We want to help our adviser partners to grow their businesses through providing holistic life, health and wellbeing advice to their clients," chief partnership distribution officer Sam Tremethick said. "We've also ...

Super on PPL a drop in the ocean

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... said. "Here, we've assumed that you're going to be earning about 5% per annum throughout your superannuation working life. So, if you weren't having these breaks, you would probably wind up with about $635,000 in super." He added if the individual ...

Advice firm launches Sharia-compliant platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
A Sydney-based Islamic financial services firm has launched Meezan Invest to improve access to Sharia-compliant portfolios. The low-cost option will remove obstacles to ethical investing while revolutionising the way the Islamic community in Australia ...

UHNWs wealth in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
Challenging markets saw most ultra-high-net-worth individuals' (UHNWI) wealth decline last year, with their collective wealth globally falling by 10% or $14.9 trillion, according to Knight Frank's 2023 Wealth Report. The report, now in its 17th ...

Gurner Group welcomes first investment chief

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
Credit Suisse's head of real estate has been named Gurner Group's first chief investment officer. Rahul Bharara spent close to three years as Credit Suisse Australia's head of real estate and seven years as director of real estate investment banking ...