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Perpetual calls off KKR deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... asset management," Perpetual chief executive and managing director Bernard Reilly said. "After extensive review of the options available to Perpetual shareholders, we believe this is the right course of action to deliver long-term value for our shareholders. ...

UniSuper targets 'missing middle' with new digital advice offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... Ignition Advice to provide its members with personal advice on superannuation, insurance, investments, and retirement options. The $149 billion industry fund said the partnership expands its financial advice offering to the "missing middle" of members ...

Betashares launches Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... "strongly adopted" by institutional and retail investors and expect that trend to gather pace locally as investors have better options to participate in this shift via a "convenient and regulated pathway." The ETF issuer added that the launches reinforce ...

UniSuper prepared for buying opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... opportunity." Pearce said global markets, listed assets and big tech were all the major winners last year, driving investment options with higher exposure to those assets to deliver a strong performance in the 12 months to December 2024. "Our two best ...

Centaur goes self-licensed, appoints former dealer group head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... organically and through acquisitions, particularly targeting smaller firms struggling to scale or that lack succession options.

Australian Retirement Trust, Qantas Super set merger date

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... taking care of our members and their best financial interests," he said. Qantas Super announced it was exploring merger options in September 2023, and that it had entered into an agreement to merge with ART in July 2024. "On behalf of the current trustee ...

Treasury consults on genetic test ban in life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... the Insurance Contracts Act, however the consultation is looking to establish how this would interact with enforcement options under the DDA. Further, Treasury noted that inclusion of the ban under the Insurance Contracts Act would enable individuals ...

Mercer appoints chief investment officer from TelstraSuper

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... default investment option returned 8% over 10 years to 31 December 2024, ranking fifth among measured workplace super options. Following Miller's resignation, TelstraSuper appointed its head of alternative investments and real assets Kate Misic as ...

Nest to acquire 10% stake in IFM Investors

ELIZA BAVIN, MATT TOLEDO  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... Nest chair Brendan McCafferty said. "Together with IFM, we'll be able to further enhance our sophisticated investment options for everyday UK pension savers, aiming to help them build a more secure retirement." Nest, a public corporation founded in 2008 ...

Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
... [TikTok] in the sovereign wealth fund, whatever we make, or if we do a partnership with very wealthy people, a lot of options, but we could put that in the fund. "We have a lot of other things we could put in the fund." Trump added that he believes that ...