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Government to wind up FASEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority will be made redundant as two government bodies take over its remit. Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, Senator Jane Hume announced on December 9 that ...

CBA provides BoCommLife update

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has made progress on exiting life insurance after the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission approved the sale of its stake in BoCommLife. The bank will divest its 37.5% stake in BoCommLife to MS&AD Insurance ...

ASIC defers portfolio holdings disclosure deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
ASIC has given superannuation funds another year to disclose their portfolio holdings. The regulator has extended the relief, which defers the first reporting day to 31 December 2021. The relief was set to expire on 31 December 2020, requiring trustees ...

Kiwi firm rejects AustralianSuper takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
AustralianSuper's attempt to takeover a New Zealand infrastructure and renewable energy company for $5.1 billion has been rejected. The New Zealand stock exchange-listed Infratil (IFT) this morning rejected the bid, saying that the proposals are ...

Link takeover heats up

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
A Nasdaq-listed firm has one-upped the Pacific Equity Partners and Carlyle Group consortium bid to acquire Link Group. SS&C Technology Holdings is offering $5.65 per share to acquire 100% of Link via a scheme of arrangement. Link shares closed at $4.96 ...

Bennelong adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
A former long-serving superannuation fund chief and industry veteran has joined the board of Bennelong Funds Management. Michael Dwyer joined the board of the fund manager and its parent company Bennelong Funds Management Group as non-executive director ...

Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
"When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity." Although already debunked as incorrect by Sinologists, this quotation attributed to John F. Kennedy regained ...

Magnolia bids for real estate agency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
Magnolia Capital has made a takeover bid for an ASX-listed real estate agent, which the latter claims the bid price is too low. Magnolia Equities III has put forth an off-market, cash takeover bid for The Agency Group (AU1). Magnolia is offering four ...

SelfWealth launches US trading

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
Trading platform SelfWealth has launched its first US trading product. The US trading ability will be integrated into the existing ASX trading platform so that Australian investors can access US equities through the same platform as ASX listed companies. ...

Chief economist update: Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
"The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms, greed for life, for money ...