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Carlyle names local private equity lead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
Carlyle has appointed industry veteran Geoff Hutchinson as managing director and head of private equity in Australia and New Zealand. Hutchinson, who is based in Sydney, will build Carlyle's presence in Australasia and have responsibility for leading ...

Retirees are silent casualties of inflation: Challenger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
Inflation is posing a greater risk to Australian retirees than ever, necessitating the development of new approaches to manage retirement income threats, according to a Challenger report. With retirees now living for about twice as long post-retirement ...

Quantifying the value of a financial adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
Russell Investments Value of an Adviser report says many investors are being pressured into sub-optimal investment decisions but having a financial adviser could add more than 4% to total portfolio value. So, even though advice fees have jumped 16% ...

AL&P hires global, APAC business development heads

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
In response to increasing demand from institutional investors for currency management, Adrian Lee & Partners (AL&P) has bolstered its team with two senior appointments. AL&P has hired Rabia Shirazi as senior partner and global head of business development ...

Members stick with dud super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
Members of funds that failed the inaugural Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test aren't leaving, with new modelling showing just 10% have found a new fund. According to Industry Super Australia (ISA) analysis, only 10% of members switched ...

Nowhere has there been more change than super: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
Departing APRA chair Wayne Byres has made parting shot at the superannuation sector, saying one of the things he is most proud of is the increased transparency the regulator has driven in an industry where "self-interest can sometimes outweigh member ...

Link seeks to offload Fund Solutions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
Link Group is exploring divestment options for the troubled Link Fund Solutions business, which includes Link Fund Solutions Limited, and has appointed Macquarie Capital and UBS Securities as advisers. As previously reported by Financial Standard, in ...

Household Capital partners with Genworth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance has taken a 22% stake in home equity retirement funding provider Household Capital, concluding a $37.6 million series C capital raise. Speaking to Financial Standard, Household Capital chief executive Joshua Funder ...

Perpetual takeover of Pendal progresses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
In Perpetual's first quarter business update, it said that progress has been made across the key conditions to the Pendal Group takeover, including client consents and regulatory approvals. Perpetual chief executive and managing director Rob Adams ...

AMP debuts hybrid retirement solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
AMP has launched MyNorth Lifetime, a new suite of solutions available through the North platform that combines an account-based pension with the lifetime cashflow features of annuities. The MyNorth Lifetime Income account is a flexible pension account ...