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LGIAsuper to rebrand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
... billion in retirement savings for about 266,000 members. The fund will still be predominantly Queensland based, but the mergers will help diversify the age and employment demographics of members. Farrar said the next logical place for the fund to expand ...

Catholic, Equip SFT to see Fairley exit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... following, so I think it would be folly for us not to want to retain that." In his time, Fairley has overseen his fair share of mergers that have contributed to the growth of both Equip and the joint venture, including those with Rio Tinto Superannuation ...

Mergers push member positivity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
The recent merger activity in the superannuation sector is received positively by members but engagement is still underwhelming, new research shows. The latest Investment Trends Super Member Engagement Report showed nearly a third of members see merging ...

Madison appoints general manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... the group as national manager of advice and business consulting in November 2015. Her experience includes working across mergers and acquisitions for financial planning practices, business coaching and product development. Prior to joining Madison, Johns ...

Fund administrator eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... opportunities in servicing funds investing in alternative assets and local players like Mainstream and Apex Fund Services get mergers and acquisitions attention. "Ascent sees an opportunity to help new and existing managers start their businesses at ...

Super funds hunt for co-investment deals

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... billion and $10 billion on a global basis. There are 59 superannuation funds occupying this sweet spot, Preqin found, but mergers with or acquisitions of the 47 funds with $100 million to $1 billion of AUM could swell the ranks of funds that are large ...

Hostplus eyes Intrust merger

KANIKA SOOD, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... one of Australia's most consistent and well-performing industry superfunds, Hostplus is often linked to prospective mergers and partnerships." "Hostplus will routinely explore opportunities where a strategic partnership or merger with another fund ...

Super funds under $30bn should merge: APRA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... the industry view that funds under $30 billion in assets should merge. Rowell said APRA was aware of about 12 super fund mergers currently underway. "The emerging industry view seems to be that any fund with less than around [$]30 billion in assets under ...

Raw truth on merger process: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... release of super program that made pushing ahead with the merger too risky. Deloitte partner Steve Freeborn, who works in mergers and acquisitions, agreed that it is essential funds consider staff in merger arrangements. "Don't underestimate how ...

ASIC to wind up PE Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... his profile. Simon Day is the chief executive of PE Capital. He worked in corporate finance at PwC and was a partner in mergers and acquisitions at Deloitte earlier in his career.