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NZ Super Fund excludes Russian debt, state-owned holdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
The NZ Super Fund and three other New Zealand institutional investors have excluded Russian sovereign debt and investments in majority state-owned enterprises and will look to divest any current holdings as soon as possible. NZ Super Fund, the Accident ...

EY appoints chief economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
Austrade's Cherelle Murphy has been appointed to the role of chief economist for EY Oceania, effective March 21. Murphy joins EY from Austrade where she has been chief economist, helping guide government policy in trade, foreign investment, and tourism. ...

ATO underestimates SMSF performance: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
A new report from the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Association (SMSFA) and the University of Adelaide has found the Australian Taxation Office is increasingly underestimating the performance of SMSFs. The SMSFA and the University of Adelaide's International ...

Blackstone agrees $8.9bn deal with Crown

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
Crown has accepted Blackstone's latest takeover bid for the Australian casino giant, totalling $8.9 billion. The US private equity firm is offering $13.10 cash per Crown share, which is around 11% higher than its initial approach for the company ...

Economists expect a rate rise: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
Finder's RBA cash rate survey reveals 58% of economists expects a rate rise in 2022. In this month's survey, 36 experts and economists weighed in on future cash rate moves and other issues relating to the state of the economy. While almost all ...

JLL chief executive to retire after 40 years

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
After 40 years with Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) and 13 years as chief executive of Australia, Stephen Conry has announced his retirement. Conry said the decision to step down, on the anniversary of 40 years with the firm, was right. "The Australian business ...

Global dividend income growth to continue: Plato

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
Plato Investment Management predicts income from global shares will continue to rise in 2022, following a strong 2021 calendar year. The fund manager's Global Income Report shows dividend income increased in all but one country (Switzerland) when comparing ...

Sequoia Financial Group acquires legal practice

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
Sequoia Financial Group (Sequoia) has announced the acquisition of the incorporated legal practice previously known as Topdocs Legal (TDL), now renamed Docscentre Legal (DCL). Boosting its professional services division, Sequoia has paid $330,000 for ...

AMP Capital snaps up malls in $760m deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
AMP Capital has acquired two destination malls, Pacific Fair on the Gold Coast and the Macquarie Centre in suburban Sydney, in separate deals totalling approximately $760 million. AMP Capital Shopping Centre Fund (ASCF) bought an additional 25% stake ...

APRA, ASIC provide annual update

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have released their annual engagement update for 2021. Reinforcing Australia's twin peaks model of regulation, the agencies said they ...