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CSC sells down data centre holdings to Future Fund, Infratil

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... matter'. It reflects our strong conviction in CDC and the powerful tailwinds driving digital infrastructure." The acquisition is due to finalise in the second half of this calendar year, subject to the Foreign Investment Review Board's approval. ...

HMC Capital boosts AUM by 45% to $19bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
HMC Capital's slew of acquisitions skyrocketed assets under management (AUM) by 45% in the half year to December to $18.5 billion. At the rate it is going, the alternatives fund manager expects to double AUM to $50 billion over the next three to ...

Our results were strong: Alexis George

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
AMP chief executive Alexis George has told Financial Standard that the company's 2024 financial year results were strong, despite its share price being caned since the announcement. George said that wealth business flows, excluding its bank, have ...

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 ...

Centaur goes self-licensed, appoints former dealer group head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Financial planning firm Centaur Financial Services has moved to its own AFSL and made a key hire in the process. Since 2015, Centaur has operated under a co-op licence with RFS Advice, Evalesco, and Guide Financial to reduce costs. However, Centaur ...

PIMCO hires former Global X sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... Starting out as a business development manager at ETF Securities, he took on more senior roles after the firm's acquisition by Global X in June 2022. He finished up as head of distribution before his exit due to internal restructuring. Before Global ...

Link Wealth expands into Tasmanian market

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
Link Wealth has acquired 60% stake in the Hobart-based Sky Advisers, with the acquisition marking a significant step in Link Wealth's broader roadmap across Australia. The partnership will help drive Link Wealth's values, growth ambitions and operational ...

Generation Development Group buys Evidentia

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... advisers and their clients. Grant Hackett, who was named group chief executive at GDG in December last year, said the acquisition will help drive GDG's broader growth strategy. "Both Evidentia and Lonsec Investment Solutions have been among the fastest-growing ...

Foresight Analytics names research lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... Da Silva commented: "Foresight has grown its investment research coverage, tech offering and distribution since the acquisition of Australia Ratings in 2021, and I look forward to contributing to the next phase of the firm's growth." Australia Ratings ...

MLC Life recruits merger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... MLC's parent company - will acquire 100% of Resolution Life Australia. The $12 billion deal - the largest ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese insurer- should be finalised in the second half of this year. Moutsatsos brings extensive experience ...