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CALI backed by industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... engagement with our stakeholders, including government, consumers, their representatives, and regulators." Membership of the CALI board has also been finalised, with representatives from AIA Australia, ClearView, Integrity Life, MetLife, MLC Life Insurance ...

Pendal reports underlying profit up 17%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
... reported that the proposed transaction with Perpetual remains on track for completion in January 2023. In August, Pendal's board unanimously agreed to enter a scheme of arrangement with Perpetual, under which the latter would acquire 100% of Pendal's ...

Perpetual rejects takeover bid by consortium

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... Perpetual said the offer materially undervalues the company. "This offer is uncertain and conditional, and the Perpetual board believes that it is not in the best interests of its shareholders to engage on this offer and has therefore rejected the offer," ...

FPA welcomes new board members

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has re-elected William Johns to its board and welcomed Angela Martyn and Jade Khao as new members. All positions will be locked into a three-year term starting November 22. Johns has held a position ...

ClearView abandons potential takeover transactions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
ClearView Wealth has concluded its strategic review process, with the board deciding not to proceed with any transactions. As previously reported by Financial Standard, ClearView began its strategic review process in September 2021, with the objective ...

Interest rates will jump to slay "the evil of inflation": Lowe

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
At the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board dinner, governor Phillip Lowe expressed that interest rates will need to go higher to bring inflation back to target. After a seventh straight rate rise, whereby the bank lifted the interest rate to 2.85% ...

Apex Group brings Global Compliance Solutions to Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
Apex Group has launched its Global Compliance Solutions offering to the Australian market. The financial service provider said the agile, global single-source solution delivers efficiency, simplifies compliance, and enables business opportunities from ...

Don't water down YFYS: Grattan Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
Grattan Institute has warned the government against watering down the Your Future, Your Super reforms, saying it should instead focus on implementing the remaining recommendations of the Productivity Commission. In its submission, Grattan Institute ...

Vicinity Centres head announces retirement

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... June 2023, to facilitate a smooth and coordinated transition to his successor, who is yet to be announced. On behalf of the board, Vicinity chair Trevor Gerber thanked Kelley for his multiple achievements and contributions to the company over the past ...

Credit Suisse restructures investment bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... to spin off its capital markets and advisory division as CS First Boston. Director Michael Klein will step down from the board and is expected to be appointed chief executive of the new business, A Capital Release Unit will be created to comprise a non-core ...