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Acquisition to create APAC real assets heavyweight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
A Hong Kong-based real estate developer will acquire a leading APAC real assets fund manager to become the largest manager of its kind in the region. ESR Cayman Limited is to acquire 100% of ARA Asset Management for $7 billion (US$5.2bn) via a 90/10 ...

New shareholder at Crescent Wealth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... Liberal Party leader John Hewson. "Support from Mr Shahin will provide us with a further boost as we work to provide all Australians and in particular the Australian Islamic community with ways to invest their retirement wealth without compromising their ...

Six Park lowers minimum investment to $2k

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
... investing, which can be stressful, expensive and incredibly difficult," he said. "We expect to see the enthusiasm Australians have for investing to continue - especially with low interest rates and an increasingly inaccessible property market - and as ...

Lifecycle MySuper outperforms single strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
Lifecycle MySuper was a better bet than single strategy default funds for members below 40 years of age in FY21 as the equity markets rebounded after COVID, according to Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker's Lifecycle Index beat its Single Strategy MySuper ...

Super, fund manager ASX dominance launches inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... of 'mega funds' make all the decisions, and ordinary investors are locked out and higher costs are paid by Australians. Some 'mega funds' have already said that as their ownership increases, they'd de-list public companies," Wilson ...

Ethical super could halve carbon footprint

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
Australians could halve household emissions across the country if their superannuation was invested in an ethical option, new calculations show. Australian Ethical found that every person in Australia changing to an ethical fund was equivalent to a ...

Super, ASIC beneficiaries of advice challenges: Hearing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... Economics on Thursday afternoon, Synchron chair Michael Harrison was asked by Liberal MP Jason Falinski who benefits from Australians being unable to access advice. In response, Harrison said "the biggest beneficiary seems to be ASIC because they keep ...

New AIA advice unit names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... managing director Damien Mu said the new venture will assist with the growing challenge that lower to middle-income Australians have in accessing affordable advice. "We want to support the customers and members of our partners who have life insurance ...

Broken advice industry shuns everyday Aussies: AFA

KARREN VERGARA, ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
The alarming rate that financial advice is increasingly becoming unaffordable for everyday Australians further cements the position of the rich and powerful, an inquiry heard this morning. The Association of Financial Advisers president Michael Nowak ...

IOOF advice outflows soar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
... investment portfolios, and relationships with more than 9000 financial advisers, supporting more than two million Australians with their retirement and investment decisions," Mota said. "This gives us a strong platform for future growth, including the ...