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Unlicensed forex trader extradited from Poland

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
Unlicensed foreign exchange trader Daniel Farook Ali has faced the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with eight counts of fraud, after being extradited from Poland and arrested following an ASIC investigation. The corporate regulator alleges that between ...

HESTA, Mercy Super to pursue merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
HESTA and Mercy Super announced in June that they were well progressed with potential merger discussions. Now, the two have signed a Successor Fund Transfer deed with the aim of merging by November 30. The merger will see Mercy Super's 13,000 members ...

QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
As the manager of the Queensland government's long-term financial interests and a quasi-sovereign wealth fund, QIC can avoid the painful APRA performance test. This is a tremendous advantage for Allison Hill, QIC's state chief investment officer ...

AMP Capital appoints investment director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
AMP Capital has named Dan Fitzpatrick as investment director, following the promotion of David Dowling to managing director of Airports. Fitzpatrick will join AMP Capital on August 15 from North Queensland Airports where he held the position of corporate ...

ART, QIC partner on affordable housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
Australian Retirement Trust and QIC will work with Brisbane Housing Company to finance and develop up to 1200 new homes. The partnership aims to provide a scalable model for the financing, development, and operation of social and affordable housing ...

Brighter Super simplifies investment menu

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
Brighter Super will soon have just one suite of investment options, having reviewed and selected the best on offer from LGIAsuper and Energy Super. From August 12, Brighter Super will align all investment options, removing the duplication that has existed ...

Victoria has the best economy - but not by much

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
CommSec's latest quarterly data shows Victoria is the best performing economy in Australia, ending Tasmania's long run at the top for the past nine quarters. In fact, Tasmania has slipped to third position in the rankings of the best performing economies ...

ANZ, Suncorp deal cops industry backlash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
ANZ's proposed takeover of Suncorp's banking division has generated varying industry speculation. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has raised concerns around the deal and announced plans to commence a review of the acquisition ...

ANZ to purchase Suncorp Bank for $4.9bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
ANZ has agreed to acquire Suncorp's banking arm for $4.9 billion, calling it a vote of confidence in Queensland's future. To help fund the acquisition, ANZ it is raising $3.5 billion via a fully underwritten pro rata accelerated renounceable entitlement ...

Aaron Santelises joins ART board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
Australian Retirement Trust has announced Aaron Santelises has joined its board of directors, effective June 30. Santelises replaces union finance specialist Mark Goodey who stepped down from the board on March 31. Goodey was a board trustee of Sunsuper ...