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Challenger reports strong retail annuity sales

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
In an ASX announcement, Challenger reported a significant uptick in retail annuity sales in quarter three. Challenger's total Life sales were $2 billion, reflecting strong retail and Japanese sales. However, institutional sales ($1 billion) fell ...

Link Group sells Funds Solutions, settles with FCA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
Link Group has sold the troubled Fund Solutions business and reached a settlement with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over the Woodford fund issues. Fund Solutions has been sold to Waystone Group, for between $203 to $259 million (£110- £140) ...

GAM, Liontrust in merger talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
Fund manager GAM has confirmed it is talks with UK asset manager Liontrust Asset Management over a potential sale. In a short announcement to shareholders, GAM added that it is also in similar discussions with others. It said it is "working tirelessly ...

DASH adds to leadership

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
Financial planning tech firm DASH has added a chief operating officer and an experienced superannuation specialist, recruiting ANZ's head of wealth customer resolution and the executive general manager of Equity Trustees' super trustee office. Following ...

Rest signs mandate with Palisade Impact Fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
It marks the super fund's first impact investment and signals plans to continue growing the allocation. Rest explained the addition of Palisade Impact is aligned with targets to achieve a 1% allocation to impact investments by 2026. It added the milestone ...

Regal names investment director

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
Regal Partners appointed a new investment director to service sophisticated investors, who was most recently the head of analytics at Bloomberg's local unit. William Myer steps into the newly created role of investment director for family office and ...

Treasury urged to consider housing in super objective

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
The wording of the government's objective of superannuation should be changed to ensure the aim is to "help Australians have a genuinely successful retirement", a key component of which is home ownership, the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) ...

Global X launches new Australian equity ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
The Australia ex Financial & Resources ETF (OZXX) aims to provide more exposure to the country's largest companies, while avoiding doubling up on bank, mining and energy shares. Tracking the Solactive Australia Ex Financials Materials and Energy Capped ...

Mercer names strategic relationships lead

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
Former BT head of investment specialists John Allmey is now Mercer's strategic relationship leader within the investment business. Allmey, based in Sydney, reports to Mercer Pacific head of wealth management Luke Fitzgerald. The appointment follows ...

CEFC, Crescent Capital Partners invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed up to $80 million in a private equity fund that will invest in a range of mid-market companies while driving decarbonisation at the same time. CEFC will invest in Crescent Capital Partners (Crescent)'s ...