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AMP offloads remainder of Collimate Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
AMP will sell Collimate Capital's international infrastructure equity business to DigitalBridge Investment Holdco for $700 million. DigitalBridge Investment Holdco is a wholly owned subsidiary of DigitalBridge Group, a Florida-based private equity and ...

75% of Aussies don't understand group cover: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
Superannuation funds must do a better job of communicating the value of group insurance, with research revealing just 25% of Australians understand what they're covered for, and many may not be adequately covered following recent reforms. MLC Life Insurance ...

Labor MP savages government's superannuation record

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
At the ASFA Conference this morning, shadow minister for financial services and superannuation Stephen Jones outlined his party's policy and attacked the government's "crackpot ideas". Jones said he recognised the enormous opportunity of working ...

ASX seeks to improve investment products offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
A newly released consultation paper from the ASX suggests changes to the existing rule framework may be needed to better serve investor needs, including the merger of AQUA and Warrant Rules. Releasing the paper yesterday, the ASX said it wants to provide ...

Commonwealth Bank appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
Commonwealth Bank has appointed a new chair of the board, with Catherine Livingstone departing in August. Livingstone has decided to retire from the CBA board after the finalisation of the financial statements and accounts for this financial year. In ...

Fitzpatricks expands QLD presence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
Fitzpatricks Private Wealth has grown its network, adding a Fortitude Valley practice. Rothgard Financial Partners has officially joined the dealer group, having worked closely in recent years to pivot the former towards the private client market. Rothgard ...

Cbus hires retirement, product governance leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
The industry fund has promoted within to appoint a head of retirement, while a longstanding Equipsuper executive will take on the role of head of product governance. Cbus has promoted Jon Sedawie, its current head of product, to the newly created role ...

Retired Aussies deserve more: Household Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
The independently owned retirement equity provider has called out superannuation funds to provide more solutions for their members in retirement and aged care. Joshua Funder, Household Capital's chief executive, said that many Australians do not have ...

Pension fund pushes for independent chair at Berkshire Hathaway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
One of the world's largest pension funds has indicated it will vote Warren Buffett out as chair of Berkshire Hathaway at the company's annual general meeting later this month. Despite his notoriety as the world's best investor, the California ...

Rest simplifies super splitting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
Industry fund Rest has adopted a new super splitting method, aimed at making the distribution of superannuation assets simpler for members. Rest's Super Split initiative allows super assets to be split when a member becomes divorced. It includes a new ...