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Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
Senator Jane Hume has slammed the superannuation industry over the excuses used by super funds for not merging, saying there is simply no excuse when members' best interests are at play. Speaking on the final day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne ...

Afterpay slides in global fintech rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... reportedly the second-largest in Australian history at the time. Among its backers are Tencent Holdings, Sequoia China, Square Peg Capital and MasterCard. After an up and down year, Afterpay scraped into the top 50, dropping 21 places from its 2018 ranking ...

No pain, no gain: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
As APRA raises the bar for the superannuation sector, trustees are readying themselves for discomfort. But the prudential regulator believes the pain is necessary for improving member outcomes. Addressing the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

Blackstone makes $8.7 billion purchase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... US$5.9 billion (AU$8.7 billion) to capitalise on the e-commerce boom. Blackstone said the deal comprises of 60 million square feet across 465 warehouses in 26 US states. President of Colony Capital Darren Stewart said Blackstone was the ideal choice ...

Banks face imminent disruption

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... is fintechs," Wood said. She presented two key examples of fintechs disrupting the ways banks to business - Marcus and Square. Marcus is an online bank created by Goldman Sachs. It offers an over 3% interest rate on online savings account. Wood said ...

Values trump value for retail investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
Values are driving the decision-making of Australian retail investors, according to KPMG. Latest findings from the global consultancy's research arm KPMG Acuity show Australian retail investors are more concerned about values than perhaps was previously ...

Fearless Girl comes to Melbourne

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... commissioned by State Street Global Advisors in 2017 in light of International Women's Day. It will stay in Federation Square for the next two years, before moving to a permanent home in the Melbourne CBD. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said ...

MLC Centre goes on the market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... its weighting to Melbourne would grow from 30% to 34%. Considered a landmark in Sydney, the MLC Centre comprises 66,829 square metres of office space; 6,013 square metres of retail space; a theatre; and a 308-space carpark. GPT chief executive Bob Johnston ...

AXA IM backs Japanese logistics

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... tight supply and supportive structural growth drivers, most notably in e-commerce. The portfolio comprises about 38,000 square metres, including five assets in Greater Tokyo and one within Greater Osaka. The assets are on average over 95% leased with ...

Future Fund boosts alternatives assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... alternatives to 15.3% (FY17: 14.8%) over the course of the 2018 financial year, its annual report shows. New York-based Key Square Capital Management and California-based Clocktower Group were awarded an alternatives mandate to oversee macro-directional ...