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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."

Gordon Brothers appoints Aussie executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... launched its Australian operations in 2017, providing assistance to private equity firms, asset-based lenders and with mergers and acquisitions. He will provide comprehensive asset valuations to the restructuring/insolvency sector and lending community ...

Super consolidation to slash 60% of funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... to intensify the increased merger activity of the past year. Elkins pointed out more funds are announcing large-scale mergers in addition to the "more common" practice of small funds being absorbed into larger operations. "This demonstrates funds are ...

APRA pushes for super fund consolidation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... it's in their best interests. Carmody advised trustees against taking an overly narrow view of the legislation governing mergers, saying APRA expects trustees to take a pragmatic approach rather than measuring line-by-line that all members are receiving ...

Active versus passive: The debate continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... much. "You have these companies that are asset gathering machines, and that's why you've seen a lot of these large mergers of which I am yet to see a version that's actually worked well," Jain said. "This is a cottage industry, they are supposed ...

Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... performing strongly. "We predict increased regulatory pressure on funds to meet the needs of their members and increasing mergers at the larger end of the market, with a small number of 'mega funds' competing for the capabilities to deliver to these ...