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GPT appoints Charter Hall executive as new chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
GPT Group (GPT) has appointed former Charter Hall chief financial officer Russell Proutt as its chief executive and managing director. Proutt is set to take over from Bob Johnston and will officially assume the top position by 25 March 2024. In the ...

Count to take over Diverger

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
Count is making a play for Diverger, in a deal that will create an entity with $29 billion in funds under management and advice, and house 550 financial advisers. The two ASX-listed firms have entered into a binding scheme implementation deed in which ...

Trading platform pays $830k over suspicious trades

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... Brokers was also fined by the MDP in 2017 for similar reasons. That case involved a client who indirectly held a significant stake in Altona Mining. The client subsequently placed a series of bids for shares in that company in November and December 2013 ...

Pacific Current Group buys into fund manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
Pacific Current Group (PAC) has purchased a stake in LA-based private credit and structured equity investment management firm Avante Capital Partners (Avante). The 24.9% equity interest in Avante cost PAC about $61 million, with $23 million to be paid ...

Advice Revolution rebrands to elemnta

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
Fintech Advice Revolution has rebranded to elemnta and secured a partnership with Colonial First State to deliver integration solutions to financial advisers. elemnta chief technology officer Adrian Patty said elemnta is designed to connect key elements ...

Prime Super acquires utilities provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
The $6.7 billion Prime Super has acquired a utilities provider in which Macquarie Group held a stake. Active Utilities provides electricity, gas, and water, as well as end-to-end billing and customer support services. It operates 75,000 utility meters ...

Islamic Finance & Investments Association launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
The new investment association that will be the voice and leadership of Islamic banking, finance, and investments in Australia has launched. The Islamic Finance & Investments Association (IFIA) is founded by directors Dean Gillespie, chief executive ...

ClearView welcomes chief of staff

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
ClearView has appointed Sharon Leong to the newly created position of chief of staff. Leong will report to ClearView managing director Nadine Gooderick and work with the executive leadership team to oversee the execution of the group's refreshed ...

Priority Advisory Group, Wise Planners merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... strengthened with this merger," he said. In recent transactions, AZ NGA acquired a 42% interest in Foster Raffan iPlan. It bought a stake in accounting and advice firm McLean Delmo Bentleys in February and SCM Financial Group last November. Commenting ...

AustralianSuper invests $2.5bn in Vantage Data Centers EMEA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
... partnered with digital infrastructure investment firm DigitalBridge Group to invest $2.5 billion for a "significant minority stake" in Vantage Data Centers' EMEA division. The deal is hoped to bolster Vantage EMEA's growth strategy, facilitating ...