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AMG Super hires to distribution team

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
AMG Super has appointed the former head of distribution at Powerwrap to a business development role. Richard Carr is joining the super fund as a business development manager, based in Melbourne. In this role, he will oversee distribution in Victoria ...

Packhorse acquires trophy property, opens next raise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Packhorse has acquired a 10,000-hectare South East Queensland property, Moolan Downs Aggregation which has brought the company's total assets under management to $104 million. The latest addition to the real estate investment company's portfolio ...

Hines enters Australian industrial sector

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
The global investment firm has purchased a portfolio of four logistics properties in Sydney and Brisbane for a combined $211.5 million from local fund manager Pipeclay Lawson. They will be held by the Hines Asia Property Partners (HAPP) a diversified ...

Cyber attacks scare directors: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
Company directors are understandably spooked by the threat of cyber attacks, extortion and ransomware, a survey has found. The new survey from Willis Towers Watson and Clyde & Co identified the key risks for directors and officers of companies. Cyber-attacks ...

Iress halts divestment of UK mortgage business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
Iress has announced that it will not proceed with the divestment of its UK mortgage business. This latest announcement contrasts plans previously outlined in the company's 2021 annual report to consider a sale of the mortgages business. It was originally ...

VFMC,CFA Societies combine to attract more women into investing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) and CFA Societies Australia have joined Future IM/Pact - an industry campaign building a pipeline of future female investors. The new partners join as Future IM/Pact expands into the early career segment ...

Boys' clubs cost companies: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
A new study from Realindex has revealed that higher female executive participation improves company performance, while creating potential returns for investors. Based on a global data set of 2500 large cap companies in 30 countries, tracking performance ...

Australian Ethical, Christian Super explore merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
After having been directed to merge by APRA, Christian Super has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to do so with Australian Ethical. In a statement to the ASX, Australian Ethical said the two parties are undertaking due diligence to explore possible ...

Recession-style policy but no recession: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
Grattan Institute chief executive Danielle Wood has argued the federal government is spending as though there is a recession or a crisis, although there is no such situation. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum in Sydney today ...

Aware increases stake in Lendlease retirement trust

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
Aware Super has agreed to buy an additional 24.9% of the Lendlease Retirement Living Trust for $490 million. The industry fund acquired an initial 25% interest in the entity a year ago for $460 million. Upon completion, Aware Super will hold a 49.9% ...