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Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
The controversial $370 billion pact between the US, Australia, and the UK, or 'AUKUS', is being sold as a boon for the economy and nation-building exercise that will amplify defence capabilities and strengthen regional security. But is it all ...

Zenith appoints new head of research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Zenith Investment Partners has appointed Grant Kennaway to the new role of group head of research, with accountability for both investment and super fund research across the Australian business. In this role Kennaway will be responsible for leading ...

Mutual Trust adds three partners

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
One of the country's oldest wealth management groups has promoted three staffers to partner. Mutual Trust - the Myer and Baillieu family office - said the promotions reflect the increasing number of ultra-high-net-worth families and individuals ...

TAL changes underwriting limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
TAL has introduced several changes to underwriting limits that reduces medical test requirements for new life, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection insurance applications. For life and TPD, customers aged 49 and younger can apply ...

ASIC bans adviser who misled TPB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
ASIC banned a financial adviser who was found to have lied to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) to remain registered and provided advice to clients despite being unable to manage his own tax affairs. John Hazell, formerly managing director of Richmond ...

QIC makes history with $900m sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has sold Sydney-based Westpoint Shopping Centre in the largest single transaction of an Australian retail centre. QIC sold Westpoint to Haben and US investment manager Hines, both of which will take a half stake. ...

GESB adopts Protecting Your Super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
GESB, the public sector fund for Western Australia, has had its governing regulations amended to enable its adoption of the 2019 Protecting Your Super reforms - part of a broader suite of changes it's looking to implement to ensure sustainability. This ...

Colonial First State hires PE head, farewells sales exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
Colonial First State has hired a local investment director from a global pension fund to run private equity and unlisted assets. At the same time, its head of investment sales has exited. The wealth and superannuation giant confirmed that Chloé Brayne ...

ACCC approves Lendlease, Stockland property deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) won't block Stockland and Thai property developer Supalai's plan to acquire 12 of Lendlease's 16 residential community projects, but there are strings attached. The masterplanned communities ...

Acadian, Yarra among most commonly used external managers by super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
Every APRA-regulated super fund uses external investment managers; these are the most popular ones in traditional public asset classes, according to a Morningstar report. For Australian equities, the top managers by funds under management are IFM Investors ...