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Pension fund acquires Plenary Group business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
Plenary Asia Pacific is set to offload its North American operations to a $390 billion pension fund. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) will acquire Plenary Americas' in addition to the controlling stake already held through its PPP portfolio. ...

AXA IM in strategic overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... core investments business. As such, AXA IM's leadership team has also been overhauled. AXA IM is restructuring its operations by dividing its asset management business into AXA IM Core and a new unit, AXA IM Alts. The changes are expected to be put in ...

Mercer chief executive to step down

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... the interim. In a statement, Mercer revealed Walsh would end his four year tenure as head of the firm's Australian operations on April 30. Mercer head of industry and public sector superannuation Jo-Anne Bloch will step into Walsh's vacant role in the ...

Willis Towers Watson, Aon to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... have confirmed a merger will go ahead. Aon and Willis Towers Watson have announced a definitive agreement to merge operations in an all-stock transaction with an implied combined equity value of about $121 billion (US$80 billion). Global in nature, the ...

Boutique dealer groups merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... governance is critical in this environment," he said. Spark's head of compliance will remain in the role and the head of operations from Aura will step in. The merged groups will have a larger geographic reach, with Aura based in New South Wales ...

Chief economist update: A crisis of supply, demand and confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... coronavirus is a peculiar animal (well, organism really). Low and even nil borrowing costs would be unable to re-start operations in factories that couldn't source raw materials from their suppliers and/or whose workers are ill, quarantined or simply ...

IOOF restructures leadership team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... said the firm's focus on integrating the Pensions and Investments business made it a necessary change to make. "The operations function will now encompass new areas, including transformation and integration, a new commercial management capability and ...

Link's superannuation arm takes a hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... deliver sound underlying performance," he said. "We remain committed to driving further efficiency in our existing operations, delivering on excellence in service for our clients and growth through new opportunities."

Evans Dixon slashes staff

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... firm dropped from 601 to 478 in the half, however Evans Dixon argues these cuts had "minimal impact on client-facing operations". Despite this, Evans Dixon's investment in compliance, legal and professional development was up $1.1 million in the ...

Unsatisfied HESTA members head for exit

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... part in BP making that declaration," Lardner pointed out. BP says on its website that net zero emissions across its operations by 2050 is an ambition and will be assisted by the deduction of carbon sinks. HESTA and Hermes Equity Ownership Services were ...