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Tempered positivity post-pandemic: Experts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... although, much of that influx of cash into consumer's wallets came from early super withdrawals. And Xero data revealed that small businesses have also bounced back in Australia and New Zealand, though they continue to flounder in the UK where lockdowns ...

Raw truth on merger process: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
With consolidation in the superannuation industry not slowing down, those who've been through a merger have revealed the anxiety, job losses and workload involved. Speaking on a panel at the AIST Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, Spirit ...

Australian Unity to acquire aged care facility provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... care, in both in-home and residential settings," she said. She added that Greengate's aged care residences operate on the small household model endorsed by the Royal Commission. Australian Unity intends to finance the acquisition via its issue of the ...

IOOF awards $23bn passive mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
IOOF has handed a $23 billion index investing mandate to a global investment manager following Vanguard's decision to stop managing passive strategies for other institutions. Having acquired ANZ's pensions and investments business last year, IOOF found ...

Boards should be "strap-on brains": Cosgrove

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... Cosgrove said he found Zoom meetings frustrating during the pandemic, as he wished he could get into some more personal small talk rather than being purely work focused. "The proliferation of email and social media is a poor second best to being a human ...

New Martin Gilbert vehicle strikes first deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... business after the loss of its key contract in Abu Dhabi in 2018 and not winning any subsequent contracts. "Saracen is a small fund management firm with great potential. Its business model, people and product offering are its key assets and are an ideal ...

BlackRock secures licence to operate in China

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... retirement. China has a high savings rate, but most of that money is currently in bank accounts, where it is generating only a small amount of interest. For China to address its retirement challenge, these assets must be put to work in products that ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... Australian Shares Income Fund Vanguard Investments Australia - Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF Australian Equities - Small Cap Aberdeen Standard Investments Australia - Aberdeen Stand. Aust. Small Co. Fund Macquarie Investment Management - ...

AFCA welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... Coonan's tenure, AFCA received over 188,000 disputes with over $522 million being paid in compensation to consumers and small business owners.

UBS shuts fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... part of wider changes, and Dion Hershan became the lead portfolio manager. It is understood the fund was shut owing to its small scale, and that Yarra still manages over $1 billion in its ex-20 Australian equities strategy. Yarra Capital, which is backed ...