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BNP Paribas AM names Asian equities lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... business, appointing a new lead for the Hong Kong-based team. Zhikai Chen took over the role of head of Asian equities on October 8, joining from Lombard Odier Group where he was the head of Asia ex-Japan equities for nearly eight years. He reports to ...

Bravura to make $41m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... outstanding service to both Bravura's clients and Delta's clients." The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of October 2020, subject to regulatory approvals.

Aware Super moves to acquire OptiComm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... $5.85 per share on September 15. OptiComm had scheduled a scheme meeting to consider the Uniti takeover bid for tomorrow (October 13) but it is now seeking a postponement of that meeting in light of the new takeover proposal from Aware Super. "The OptiComm ...

Powerwrap delists, Praemium takes over

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... acquisition by Praemium. In the next move of the off-market takeover, Praemium made payment of the 94% in acceptances on October 2 with the remaining 6% to be acquired under compulsory acquisition in November. As a result, Powerwrap de-listed from the ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... (RBA) to conserve its almost depleted ammunition. The RBA kept domestic monetary policy unchanged at the conclusion of its October 6 meeting. It may have disappointed financial markets' expectations for a lowering of the official cash rate from a ...

ClearView pushes ahead with SFT

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... complete the successor fund transfer of its risk-only superannuation products to HUB24, which is scheduled to take effect on October 31. ClearView will move its clients from its LifeSolutions Super and Super Rollover products to the HUB24 Super Fund ...

BT cuts fees, premiums for super members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
From October 1, most BT Super members will pay less in admin fees and insurance premiums - except those with a balance less than $17,000 who will see a rise in admin fees. "At BT, we've been working to simplify and enhance the products we offer to ensure ...

Ausbil drops fees on global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... Sustainable Global Equity Fund went from charging 1.05% per year in management costs to about 0.75% per year, effective October 1. The old 1.05% yearly management cost included a 0.82% management fees, about 0.05% in responsible entity fees and about ...

Perpetual axes geared investment options

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... Australian Share option and its Capital Guarantee option for Perpetual Select Super members. Members were notified that from 21 October 2020 these options would be terminated, with Perpetual ceasing accepting new members into the options as well as withdrawal ...

Hume clarifies survival of the fittest in MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... at the end of each financial year and will be required to inform members that a MySuper product is underperforming by October of the same year. "We're talking about underperformance over eight years. It's not about funds having a bad quarter or one bad ...