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Retirees freed from legacy products

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
Individuals locked into legacy retirement products will now have the chance to transfer into newer, more flexible products without penalty under a new measure. The government is introducing a two-year amnesty for individuals in market-linked, life-expectancy ...

Australia is coming back: Frydenberg

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
The recovery of the Australian economy from COVID-19 has improved the budget position from initial projections, with a significantly lower than expected unemployment rate. The unemployment rate currently sits at 5.6%, which is lower than pre-pandemic ...

GQG Partners adds to team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
GQG Partners has expanded its Australian presence with three appointments, building out the team to eight. Alison Smith has joined as compliance officer from MLC where she was compliance manager - asset management. Prior to this, she was principal at ...

CBA launches JV for institutional tool

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
Commonwealth Bank has launched a joint venture with Quantium to create a tool for institutional clients to receive greater data insights to deliver better services for their clients. CommBank iQ will combine Australia's largest pool of transaction data ...

Macquarie Wrap reaches new milestone

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
The Macquarie Wrap platform has hit new heights, recording over $100 billion in assets under administration. As at 31 March 2021, Macquarie Wrap has $101.4 billion in AUA, 21% market share and annual flows of $4.9 billion. Head of wealth product and ...

Pendal to acquire US firm, profit climbs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
Pendal Group has announced its plans to acquire US-based investment firm Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley (TSW) as profit rose 8%, according to its half-year results. Pendal will purchase TSW for US$320 million ($414 million) which represents 7.6x the first ...

Housing market reaches new heights

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
The residential real estate market in Australia is estimated to have surged above $8 trillion, new analysis from CoreLogic shows. The housing market now stands at $8.1 trillion with the increase in value following capital gains in real estate markets ...

Macquarie posts $3bn profit, makes hire

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
Macquarie Group recorded a 106% increase in statutory profit to $3 billion from the first half of the year in its full-year results and named the chief executive of Macquarie Asia. The ASX-listed group's profit was a 10% increase on FY20 and 68% ...

Government launches digital economy strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
The government has announced a $1.2 billion investment to support the digital transformation of the economy and measures to encourage business investment in technology, ahead of the federal budget. The digital economy strategy includes $111.3 million ...

Mainstream bidding heats up

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
The fund administrator has accepted a new offer from SS&C after receiving an unsolicited superior bid from another firm. Apex Group made a superior offer to SS&C's original bid of $2 per share, coming in at $2.55 per share. SS&C has exercised its matching ...