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QIC multi-sector private debt team wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
The multi-sector private debt team that QIC introduced in February has won a $500 million plus mandate to invest in Australia and New Zealand. The mandate comes from Queensland's State Investments and is a three-year commitment. The team is tasked ...

Adviser standards consultation commences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
Treasury has kicked off its review of adviser professional standards with a consultation paper that outlines its proposed new pathway for experienced advisers. The government's position has been that a minimum of 10 years' experience and a clean ...

Perpetual to acquire Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
Perpetual will acquire 100% of Pendal, in a scheme of arrangement that's been unanimously endorsed by the latter's board. Under the agreement, Pendal shareholders will receive one Perpetual share for every 7.5 Pendal shares plus $1.97 per share ...

Michael Heine steps back at Netwealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Effective October 1, Matt Heine will become the sole managing director of Netwealth, as his father steps back from day-to-day management. The news came as part of Netwealth's results announcement this morning, with Netwealth saying Michael Heine ...

Remediation bills revealed amid call for levy freeze extension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Six of the largest financial institutions have paid or offered a total of $3.6 billion in compensation to consumers over fees for no service and non-compliant advice. The new stats come as the Financial Planning Association of Australia calls for an ...

Mercer Super, Lutheran Super to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
After months of delay, Lutheran Super has announced it will merge with Mercer Super. Lutheran Super members were informed of the decision yesterday at the fund's annual members meeting. It's a logical move for the funds; in addition to being ...

Julie Lander resigns as CareSuper chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
After 20 years in the role, CareSuper chief executive Julie Lander is stepping down. Lander first joined the fund in 2001 when it had just $1 billion in funds under management. She was appointed chief executive in 2002 and the fund has since grown to ...

NGS Super chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
Laura Wright has retired from NGS Super, with an acting chief executive now in charge. Wright's retirement follows 35 years in industry superannuation and 14 years with NGS Super, the last four as chief executive. In the early 1990s, she also served ...

Assets under custody take a hit: ACSA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
Total assets under custody in Australia dropped by more than 8% in the six months to June end, with some custodians seeing declines of more than 10%. The latest data from the Australian Custodial Services Association shows total assets under custody ...

Calls to pay super on parental leave grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
HESTA has joined calls for superannuation to be paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave entitlements, saying modelling shows it could see a mother of two retire with $14,000 more in her account. The super fund has joined a coalition of 18 organisations ...