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More guidance crucial for aged care transitions: AMP

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... regulators to help take these aged care financial worries off the table for retirees, and allow them, with their families, to focus on physical and emotional wellbeing during this often-challenging phase of life." She added that more affordable and accessible ...

Swan tells Bragg he won't front parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
Cbus chair Wayne Swan has declined an invitation to front the Senate Economics Committee over issues with the fund's recent board appointments and claims handling delays. In a letter to committee chair Senator Andrew Bragg, Swan thanked Bragg for the ...

Gensler to leave SEC in January

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
Gary Gensler, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will leave the regulator on January 20. The SEC has announced Gensler will depart at midday on 20 January 2025, coinciding with the commencement of President-elect Donald Trump's ...

CapitaLand builds out Australian presence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... Australia," CLI group chief operating officer Andrew Lim said. "A stable, open and developed market, Australia is one of CLI's focus markets where we see huge potential for both organic and inorganic growth. "Their contributions will fuel CLI's efforts ...

Newmark Capital elevates distribution capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
Newmark Capital has welcomed a head of wholesale from Prime Value Asset Management. Nathan Wares joins from Prime Value Asset Management, where he was the head of distribution, responsible for distributing assets including Australian equities, property ...

Performance the best member retention tool: Mine Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... Mine Super chief executive Vasyl Nair said superannuation funds should not prioritise glamourising offerings, but instead focus on simply improving performance. Nair explained when he joined Mine Super eight years ago, the organisation was solely focused ...

Pinnacle goes global with acquisitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... $92.8 million. It is a private markets investment firm, headquartered in New York, which was established in 1981 with a focus on healthcare, business services, and education. It will also take a stake in Pacific Asset Management, acquiring 25% of the ...

Future Fund to back energy transition, residential housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... security infrastructure. While priorities now, they are not new areas of investment for Future Fund. The fund has had a climate focus for some time, having been committed to achieving net zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2030, in alignment with ...

JANA snags Ignition Advice executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
JANA Investment Advisors has appointed a general manager of technology and data to lead its IT and data management strategy. Enda Mahoney, who has been with Ignition Advice for a little over a year as its chief platform and technology officer, has taken ...

ASIC narrows in on private market investments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said the corporate regulator is focused on driving consistency and transparency around super fund investments in the private market. "We have an ongoing dialogue with APRA's work around the valuation of unlisted assets ...