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Proposed changes ahead for APRA's heatmaps

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... board governance in superannuation funds remains somewhat of a problem which she reiterated for funds that are merging. "Mergers are not about maintaining jobs for current directors or deals such as 'you take the chair' and 'I'll take ...

Stanford Brown adds partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... divisions of Ernst & Young in South Africa before moving to Australia. She joined technology company Dimension Data in a mergers and acquisitions role and eventually moved into financial advice. As Nixon Boustred Advisory evolved and founder Peter Nixon ...

Industry, APRA mull super merger costs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... Superannuation industry stakeholders are in talks with the prudential regulator to devise a lower cost option for fund mergers, with smaller funds currently facing the potential of being priced out of merger opportunities. Appearing as part of a session ...

Australian Unity adds to leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... Becton Property Group and corporate finance manager at Centro Properties Group. He started his career as a solicitor in mergers and acquisitions at Herbert Smith Freehills. The appointment comes after Australian Unity saw its profits drop by 70% compared ...

Fintechs drive venture capital: KPMG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... capital investment in Australian fintechs has grown despite concerns about the pandemic which has seen private equity and mergers and acquisitions activity fall, a new study from KPMG shows. KPMG's latest Pulse of Fintech report reveals venture capital ...

Fees fall after super mergers: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... merged in the last three years have seen their fees decrease by 20%, according to new analysis. Rainmaker looked at 13 mergers involving 22 super funds; 11 traditional mergers, the integration of Virgin Super and Mercer Super Trust, and the joint venture ...

Evans Dixon reports $30.5m loss

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... loss included impairment of $38.7 million across goodwill, other intangibles and jointly-controlled entities from past mergers and acquisitions activity. Underlying NPATA was $13.3 million, 40% lower on previous corresponding period. "The effects of ...

ASFA sets out productivity plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... more accessible for members and centralising data reporting. It will also address issues related to superannuation fund mergers, make it easier for members to make a contribution and to claim a tax deduction and ensure greater stability in policy settings. ...

NAB Private Wealth bolsters executive team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... engagement, business and private bank at NAB. She has over 15 years' experience in strategy, transformation, business growth and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining NAB, Grehl was a senior principal at Boston Consulting Group in Australia and ...

Generation gap opens up in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... access withdrawals. These pressures, combined with heavier regulatory demands, will increase the likelihood of more fund mergers to achieve greater scale."