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Finance news foretells stock market volatility: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
Daily financial news can better predict stock market volatility and deliver more accurate signals about risk than backward-looking macroeconomic data, a new study suggests. University of Auckland finance lecturer Justin J. Case and Queensland University ...

Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
Asset managers continue to face existential challenges amid the rise of passive funds, fee compression and difficulty in generating alpha, a new report from Citi shows, forcing them to rethink their business models and value propositions in the future. ...

Life insurer chief executives step down, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... Westpac executive Chris de Bruin has been appointed chief executive of Acenda Group, subject to regulatory approvals of the merger between Acenda and Resolution Life Australia, which is expected to complete in the second half of the year. Griffin and ...

Acenda Group assembles board of directors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... independent non-executive directors have been named to the board of what will be known as the Acenda Group, following the merger with Resolution Life Australasia. Catherine Dubé, David Stephen, Melissa Babbage and Rosheen Garnon will become independent ...

CareSuper chief member officer to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... CareSuper chief executive Jason Murray said Ambrosi was instrumental in bringing the CareSuper brand to market amid its merger with Spirit Super. "Jean-Luc is a recognised industry leader in brand, digital and member experience. I want to thank him for ...

L1 Capital, Platinum merger inches closer to reality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
L1 Capital and Platinum Asset Management are looking to finalise the terms of their potential merger. Following due diligence, L1 Capital and Platinum have slightly adjusted the terms of their agreement. In May, when the merger was first announced ...

Soul Patts merges to create new $14bn company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
Washington H. Soul Pattinson (Soul Patts) and diversified industrial group Brickworks have signed a binding merger agreement to create a new $14 billion ASX-listed company, TopCo. Under the proposed merger, TopCo will acquire all shares in Soul Patts ...

Quality over quantity: CareSuper on mergers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
The dust has barely settled on the merger that created CareSuper as it is today and chief executive Jason Murray is gearing up for another in mere months - but he's not looking to make a habit of it. On November 1, CareSuper and Spirit Super finalised ...

QSuper settles $67m class action

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... inform members of changes to life insurance premiums introduced in July 2016. Those changes, implemented before QSuper's merger, related to the introduction of occupational ratings for insurance purposes for its members. An ART spokesperson said QSuper ...

ANZ Staff Super loses investment head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... adds weight to industry speculation that ANZ Staff Super, among the very few remaining corporate funds, may be considering merger options. Potential partners mentioned in market discussions include Australian Retirement Trust (which acquired CBA's ...