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Charter Hall adds ESG head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
Charter Hall Group has appointed a group head of ESG as it continues to build out its sustainability team and ESG offering. Andrew Cole joins from Lendlease Funds Management where he was general manager, sustainability for five years. Cole was responsible ...

UBS, Nomura cop fines over bond cartel

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... bond trading during the GFC. EC says the three investment banks breached antitrust rules through the participation of a group of their traders in a cartel in the primary and secondary market for European Government Bonds (EGB). EC says EGB traders from ...

Advisers report burnout, breaking point: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... with this industry for the last 15 years I have always found financial advisers incredibly committed to their clients and a group that finds great meaning and purpose in the work they do." However, the narrative in the industry has been that all the ...

Somers acquires 15% stake in Aura Group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
Bermuda-based listed financial services company Somers has taken a stake in Aura Group. The strategic minority stake of 15% will allow Aura to collaborate with Somers parent company ICM and leverage a global network of 10 offices and investment specialists ...

CBA launches JV for institutional tool

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
Commonwealth Bank has launched a joint venture with Quantium to create a tool for institutional clients to receive greater data insights to deliver better services for their clients. CommBank iQ will combine Australia's largest pool of transaction data ...

Westpac to face court over insider trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... ASIC has commenced civil proceedings against Westpac for insider trading on a $12 billion deal with AustralianSuper and a group of IFM entities. Westpac will face off against the regulator in the Federal Court on allegations of insider trading, unconscionable ...

Fidelity portfolio manager resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
The lead portfolio manager for Fidelity's top-performing $724 million emerging markets fund has resigned. Alex Duffy will leave the role on May 28. Replacing Duffy, Fidelity has appointed Singapore-based Amit Goel as the lead portfolio manager and London-based ...

Adviser-led TPD claim admittance rates fall

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
New data from APRA and ASIC shows 81% of adviser-led TPD claims were admitted in 2020, down from 87% two years ago. The joint claims data published by APRA and ASIC included death, total and permanent disability (TPD), trauma, and disability income ...

Centuria to merge with Primewest

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
Centuria Capital Group has entered a bid implementation deed to merge with Primewest, creating one of the largest real estate managers on the ASX with $15.5 billion in assets. Under the deal, Primewest shareholders will receive $1.51 per security made ...

REA Group to acquire Mortgage Choice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
REA Group has entered into an agreement with Mortgage Choice to acquire 100% of outstanding shares for $1.95 cash per share in a deal worth $244 million. Mortgage Choice has a loan book of $54 billion, settlements of $11 billion in 2020 and in the six ...