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Perpetual receives fresh KKR bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Perpetual confirmed it has received a fresh bid from KKR for the acquisition of its wealth management and corporate trustees businesses, after the deal sat on the backburner for two months. Perpetual said it was considering the revised offer, but did ...

Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... super funds in recent months, on which Labor has been silent." One of the main recommendations was for superannuation trustee boards to be comprised mostly of independent directors and an independent chair. "Independent directors, as this committee heard ...

Australian Retirement Trust, Qantas Super set merger date

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... in September 2023, and that it had entered into an agreement to merge with ART in July 2024. "On behalf of the current trustee board and management team, and recognising the contribution of all those who came before us, I acknowledge the honour and privilege ...

ART, MLC AM, HESTA name directors

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... board," said ART chair Andrew Fraser. "I am pleased that Marnie has chosen to contribute to Australian Retirement Trust as a trustee director. Her deep experience and leadership capacity will be valued as we seek to ensure ART is positioned best for ...

SMSFs outperform APRA funds over five years: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
New research shows that self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) outperformed APRA-regulated funds by 1.2 percentage points per annum in the five years to June 2023. According to research from the University of Adelaide's International Centre for ...

Lifespan Financial Planning names head of research

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
The new appointee will strengthen the firm's investment management capabilities and its commitment to better deliver financial solutions, Lifespan Financial Planning said. Ian Holliday has been appointed head of research and managed accounts, bringing ...

EQT awarded two new mandates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... support MA Financial in bringing this investment opportunity to market and remain dedicated to delivering excellence in trustee services." MA Financial managing director and head of credit investments and lending Frank Danieli said the launch of the ...

Cbus faces fresh investigation over fund expenditure practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... conditions on Cbus and BUSSQ in August last year over governance concerns following CFMEU scandals, requiring Cbus' trustee, United Super, to appoint an independent expert to review its compliance with Prudential Standard 520, which mandates all ...

AMP launching 'market first' digital advice solution for super members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
AMP is rolling out a new digital advice solution, in partnership with Bravura, providing its super fund members with retirement guidance. AMP Super's digital Retirement Health Check will allow its 700,000 members to find out when they can access ...

Coller Capital launches first-of-its-kind strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
Several months on from debuting its private equity secondaries fund, Coller Capital has unveiled the Coller Private Credit Secondaries Fund for individual investors in Australia. Catering to high-net-worth investors, the "first of its kind" fund will ...