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Australian Unity to acquire aged care facility provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
Australian Unity flagged it will purchase a provider of boutique retirement villages with operations in Queensland and New South Wales for $65 million. The ASX-listed company announced today that it intends to accelerate the expansion of its retirement ...

Apex ups ante on Mainstream bidding war

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
Mainstream has received an updated offer from Apex Group after it terminated discussions following a superior bid from SS&C. Apex has made a new offer of $2.65 cash per share, upping its prior bid by 10 cents and bidding 9 cents more than SS&C's ...

GQG Partners adds to team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
GQG Partners has expanded its Australian presence with three appointments, building out the team to eight. Alison Smith has joined as compliance officer from MLC where she was compliance manager - asset management. Prior to this, she was principal at ...

MAX finalists named, voting open

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
The finalists for the 16th annual Financial Standard MAX Awards have been announced, with voting now open until May 30. The Financial Standard MAX Awards highlight individuals, teams and organisations in the financial services industry excelling in ...

Mainstream bidding heats up

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
The fund administrator has accepted a new offer from SS&C after receiving an unsolicited superior bid from another firm. Apex Group made a superior offer to SS&C's original bid of $2 per share, coming in at $2.55 per share. SS&C has exercised its matching ...

Russell adds to senior leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Russell Investments has named a longstanding Goldman Sachs managing director as its global chief investment officer and appointed a president from Morgan Stanley to oversee sales and support. Kate El-Hillow spent over 16 years at Goldman Sachs Asset ...

ASIC appoints new chair, deputy chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
ASIC has appointed a new chair to replace James Shipton and a deputy chair. Perth-based lawyer Joe Longo has been appointed chair and the ACCC's Sarah Court also joins the regulator as deputy chair. "On behalf of the ASIC Commission and team I'd ...

Mainstream posts record quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The ASX-listed fund administrator ended March with $272.2 billion in funds under advice, as its Pendal win and inflows delivered a 21% uptick in FUA from the previous quarter. Mainstream has 348 clients and 1042 funds at March end, up 1% (five new net ...

Mainstream moves forward with SS&C

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
Mainstream is pursuing a scheme of arrangement with SS&C Technologies Holdings after Vistra missed its deadline to match or provide a superior offer. The Mainstream board unanimously recommends the SS&C proposal on the basis that it is a superior offer ...

Vanguard Super appoints board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
Vanguard has appointed a four-person board for its forthcoming superannuation product, to be chaired by Peggy O'Neal. The board for Vanguard Super Pty Ltd will include Jeremy Duffield, Anne Flanagan and Cynthia Lui. O'Neal is a former partner at law ...