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Evans Dixon buys Fort Street Advisers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
The ASX-listed financial services company has acquired Fort Street Advisers and will merge it with its capital markets business to create a corporate and institutional business. Evans Dixon will also ramp up its stake in the $730 million Fort Street ...

TCorp restructure nears completion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
An investment team transformation at TCorp is in its final stages. The $93 billion public sector fund manager recently farewelled its head of equities and made two internal appointments as part of the restructure. TCorp head of equities Peter Laity ...

VicSuper among top pension funds, others climb

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
VicSuper is now one of the world's top pension funds, sitting alongside 16 other Australian superannuation funds, according to Willis Towers Watson. The Global 300 research from WTW's Thinking Ahead Institute looked at the world's largest ...

Linear pushes MGP into the red

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
The acquisition of Linear dragged Managed Accounts Holdings into the red, results for the June 2018 financial year show. While funds under administration and revenue shot up thanks to the merger, MGP reported a $2.5 million loss after making a profit ...

ASIC hires former super executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
Two former superannuation industry executives have been nominated as members of ASIC to serve a period of five years each. Among his first duties as Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg announced Danielle Press and Sean Hughes will join the corporate ...

Workers want extra super contributions: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... having to spend more time with their spouse was their biggest concern about retiring. Recently the fund announced plans to merge with $2.9 billion industry fund AustSafe, with the merger between the Queensland funds set to complete in early 2019. The ...

More risk advisers offloading practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
Pressures of the Royal Commission, the Life Insurance Framework and educational reforms are prompting risk advisers to hurriedly sell their practices at discount prices, a merger and acquisitions expert says. Radar Results principal John Birt said there ...

Macquarie boards add new CEO and Westpac veteran

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
Macquarie has added a former Westpac deputy chief executive to its boards, just as it announces the formal board appointments of incoming chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake that was flagged at its July annual general meeting. Philip Coffey is now ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
Retail superannuation funds at CBA, NAB, AMP and other institutions could face criminal charges after the Royal Commission's team of lawyers highlighted several instances where corporate and superannuation law was breached. The closing submission ...

Equip grows to meet demand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
The $15 billion industry superannuation fund appointed a senior corporate growth manager in anticipation of growth. Charlie Yanni links with Equip from LUCRF Super, and previously held business development roles with Rest and ME Bank. According to Equip ...