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Verve Super taps investors for $2.6m raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
The start-up superannuation fund has raised $2.6 million, with Carol Schwartz coming on board as one of the investors. Verve said the raise attracted female investors including philanthropist and AI Media chair Deanne Weir, human rights lawyer Dalit ...

VFMC appoints new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... VFMC to continue with its strong momentum." Gray's retirement is effective September 30. In the 10 days to Galvin's start, V FMC chief investment officer Russell Clarke will act as the interim chief executive. Gray announced her intention to ...

CIMIC wins $1.18bn infra upgrade contract

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
CIMIC and Downer's joint venture CPB Contractors has won the New South Wales government's contract to upgrade the Warringah Freeway. CIMIC said the contract has a total value of $1.18 billion and will generate about $800 million in revenue for CPB Contractors. ...

Auditor referral threshold test troubling: SMSFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... said. "An auditor may, in good faith, undertake an assessment of their likely fee income and sources for the year at the start of a new financial year. Although fees, including referral fees, for the previous year may assist in a budgeting or planning ...

EQT gets 10 more days of due diligence at Iress

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
Iress shareholders will have to wait a little longer, as its board grants EQT another 10 days to complete its due diligence. The European private equity firm was granted 30-day access to Iress's books on August 11, at its third bid. EQT's third offer ...

Strong year for farmland assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
Australian farmlands posted 15.07% in returns for the year ending June 2021, as commodity prices and seasonal conditions held strong, according to ANREV. This included 5.33% income contribution and a 9.36% appreciation. The data is compiled by Asian ...

Former Macquarie chief to head ASIC, APRA regulator

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... Drummond. Moore spent over 33 years at Macquarie including a decade as chief executive. He has since been chair at software start-up Willow, The Smith Family and The Centre for Independent Studies. Cass-Gottlieb is recognised as one of Australia's leading ...

Sunsuper, QSuper finalise executive team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... culture change. She has held senior roles at Queensland Rail, Westpac, Ernst & Young and the NSW government as well as in start-ups. Bernard Reilly, chief executive of the merged fund, said both appointees have impressive backgrounds and bring strong ...

ASX eyes a bigger slice of fixed income active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
In its biggest ETF listing rule change in over five years, the ASX is widening the universe of fixed income strategies it will accept for ETF listings. The AQUA rule changes, which are expected to come into effect on September 22, will allow fixed income ...

REI Super names member-elected directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
Three new member-elected directors have joined $2 billion superannuation fund REI Super. Nathan Jones (Victoria and Tasmania), Cassandra Mason (Western Australia and South Australia) and Leanne Pilkington (New South Wales and ACT) have been successfully ...