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Sydney Airport takeover given green light

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the acquisition of Sydney Airport by a consortium comprising IFM Investors, AustralianSuper and others. The Sydney Aviation Alliance, which consists of IFM Investors, AustralianSuper ...

AZ NGA recruits chief operating officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
The chief operating officer of Countplus will join AZ Next Generation Advisory in the new year, spearheading the group's expansion plans. Graham McGeagh has been with Countplus since 2018 but will join AZ NGA as its chief operating officer in early ...

Intergenerational transfer hits $1.5tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
Australians give away the vast majority of their wealth, as some $1.5 trillion has been passed on to the next generation since 2002, the Productivity Commission finds. In 2018 alone, nearly 90% of the $100 billion transferred was in the form of inheritances ...

Pre-retirees worry about political risks: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
While Australians believe they are well prepared for retirement, many are worried about the political risks they face once they are retired, research suggests. Illness remains the biggest worry Aussies face in their later years, but regulatory changes ...

Partners Wealth Group launches Partners Private

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
Financial advice firm Partners Wealth Group has launched a new venture for sophisticated and wholesale investors. Partners Private will provide access to investments for individuals, who meet the definition of a sophisticated or wholesale investor ...

QSuper, Sunsuper unveil rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
QSuper and Sunsuper unveiled a new name ahead of their planned merger, set to finalise early next year. The combined $230 billion super fund will be known as Australian Retirement Trust. Sunsuper's 1.4 million members will become members of Australian ...

Blackstone invests $925m for stake in Grosvenor Place

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
Blackstone has invested $925m to buy a 50% share in the Grosvenor Place office tower in Sydney CBD. The private equity giant has acquired the stake from Dexus (37.5%) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (12.5%). Dexus said it would use part of ...

Economic recap: Week to December 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
Australians all, let us rejoice... for despite the Delta-induced lockdowns in the September quarter, the domestic economy shrank by much less than most of us were expecting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report shows ...

Proposed reforms could simplify advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
Fresh proposals from the Australian Law Reform Commission aim to simplify several complex areas of financial advice legislation. The ALRC is proposing sweeping changes to financial services law, including changes that affect the advice industry, tabled ...

Government fails to prioritise $450 threshold

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
The last sitting day for parliament this year has come and gone without progressing legislation designed to make sure those earning less than $450 a month are paid super. Minister for superannuation, financial services, the digital economy and women's ...