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ClearView offloads managed investments unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... $290.9 million. Underlying net profit after tax jumped 46% to $19.4 million. The last six months saw gross life insurance premium income increase by 8% and new business rise by 9%. "Off the back of material industry and regulatory changes, the life insurance ...

New head of private debt at QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... purpose-driven capital solutions that combine the stability of infrastructure assets with the downside protection and complexity premium of private lending. The fund has since launched its multi-sector private debt capability that seeks to deliver for ...

Perpetual profits halve post-Pendal deal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... said. "And a merger of equals was not something that we were attracted to." One analyst noted that paying a 25 to 40% premium for control is a very significant amount of money. They replied: "Ultimately it was the judgement of the board's that that ...

Advice group convicted of hawking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
National Advice Solutions was convicted in a Queensland court for cold-calling consumers and trying to convince them to switch their super fund, copping a $70,000 fine. National Advice Solutions' AFSL was cancelled in December and its two responsible ...

AOF sells Sydney property for $80m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... (AOF) is offloading a Macquarie Park property for $80.75 million. The sale price for 5 Eden Park Drive represents a 1% premium to the June 2022 independent valuation of $80 million, Australian Unity said. The sale is expected to settle in March and ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... the issue or sale of a product. In this consent form, the provider must disclose the commission as a percentage of the premium and the nature of any services the adviser will provide to the client in relation to the product. This consent will be one-off ...

Lendlease launches first BTR project in Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... Australia chief executive Dale Connor said. "In the Australian market we believe there's strong demand for long-term, premium rentals in quality locations. "Our partnership with QuadReal will bring the best of our shared global experience and capability ...

Private debt a silver lining of market volatility: QIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... bond markets. QIC concluded that private debt is an attractive addition to a diversified portfolio for its illiquidity premium, inflation hedge, and attractive risk adjusted returns. "We believe institutional investors are attracted by its gross yield ...

Global X to launch Covered Call ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... multiple income streams from within the fund, it added, with all underlying dividends and franking included with the options premium in distributions. "Few strategies have thrived in the recent volatility, but covered calls look to be well positioned," ...

From strength to strength: GQG Partners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... operate in," he said. "Also, we believe our fees are future proof. We don't have a large backlog of assets charged at a premium fee, which is becoming increasingly uncompetitive. Instead, we're at the other end of the curve." Adviser participation ...