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Superannuation mergers strike oligopoly fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... to its members on their retirement," he adds. The Productivity Commission urged the regulators to do more to facilitate mergers between underperforming or subscale funds following its three-year review into the sector. Thanks to consolidation, particularly ...

Industry funds eye SMSF market stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... superannuation asset pool as early as FY20. Retail funds meanwhile will continue to lag in terms of growth. KPMG said mergers and consolidation will continue to headline the industry. It forecasts the number of accumulation accounts will drop noticeably ...

Chinese investment in Australia down 36%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... looking at a dataset covering investments into Australia made by entities from the People's Republic of China through mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and greenfield projects. The report considered real estate investments excluding residential ...

Managed accounts provider hires executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... Prior to that, Hawkins held senior roles at Aviva Australia for more than 18 years including strategic development, and mergers and acquisitions. He joins at a time when Managed Accounts Holdings prepares to rebrand - changing its name to Xplore Wealth ...

Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank merger likely

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... are engaging in discussions with Commerzbank." "For months now, there have been permanent rumours regarding potential mergers. That is why it is personally important to me to provide you with some more context." Sewing went on to say: "We, the management ...

Equipsuper boosts digital and member experience teams

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... which has seen a "substantial increase in activity" since the Hayne Royal Commission and via discussions about future mergers. In the last two years, Equip has enhanced its capacity to invest in high-calibre people and technology to deliver better products ...

APRA could oversee stalled super fund mergers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... financial services Royal Commission has suggested APRA's proposed new powers could be used to address stalled super fund mergers. The Parliament is currently waiting to pass a number of changes to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act (SIS Act) ...

Sequoia chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... his period as chief executive has diligently and successfully transitioned the business via a series of acquisitions and mergers. "In this regard we are excited to be able to maintain and engage the services of Scott and his new business to aid Sequoia ...

Macquarie Capital bolsters regional industrials team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... the financial sponsor community, which it said was a core constituency of Macquarie Capital. The team is set to focus on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital raisings, and providing "customised solutions" to the firm's global clients, which ...

Macquarie names digital infra head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... infrastructure provider CityFibre, which saw him responsible for leading the firm's capital raising efforts, as well as mergers and acquisitions, and strategic transactions. The European head of Macquarie's America's and Europe advisory business Rainer ...