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Bell Financial Group welcomes group head of sales

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
Bell Financial Group (Bell FG) appointed Craig Saunders to the newly created group head of sales role, effective immediately. According to Bell FG, Saunders will focus on expanding the group's footprint in the intermediary and broking segments of ...

Government consults on reforms to merger rules

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
The government has kicked off its consultation on merger rules and processes to improve competition and productivity while lowering costs to ensure better outcomes for Aussies. According to the government's Merger Reform consultation paper, Australia's ...

ClearView offloads chunk of Centrepoint Alliance stake

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
COG Financial Services has taken over part of ClearView's stake in Centrepoint Alliance (CAF) for $13 million. After dumping its bid for Diverger on Wednesday, COG has purchased approximately 39.56 million CAF shares at 33 cents per share from the ...

Wages growth reaches unsustainable level: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
The quarterly Wage Price Index (WPI) jumped by 1.3% to 4% in September, beating inflation, but AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina says it's not economically sustainable. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), September's ...

CQS sold to Manulife Investment Management

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
Australian billionaire Michael Hintze has divested a significant portion of his multi-billion-dollar asset management firm to Canadian giant Manulife Investment Management. Under the acquisition, expected to close in early 2024, Manulife will own London-based ...

Uniseed partners with major Aussie universities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
Uniseed has joined forces with major Australian universities, doubling the number of research partners in the fund. Monash University has joined Uniseed as its full partner, along with the University of Newcastle, University of Technology Sydney, Western ...

COG drops bid for Diverger

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
COG Financial Services (COG) has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Diverger, citing concerns that shareholders may not support its $27 million offer. Last month, COG presented its non-binding indicative offer, stating its intention to pay $1.4083 per ...

Aussie banks deliver record profits in FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Australia's major banks have achieved skyrocketing returns of $32.5 billion, up 14% from last year, driven by loan growth, margin expansion and the continued decline in notables. This year, profits exceeded the previous record set in 2017 at $31.2 ...

ANZ rakes in $7.4bn profit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
In its full-year 2023 results, ANZ declared a cash profit of $7.4 billion, up 14% on the previous year. The big four bank said its proposed final dividend for 2023 also increased to 94 cents per share (cps), consisting of an 81 cps dividend partially ...

Insurers drop allocation to risk assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
Over 80% of insurers are adopting a cautious investment approach, signalling their intent to decrease exposure to risk in the coming six months. Janus Henderson, in collaboration with Investment Trends, released its 2023 Insurance Asset Management Report ...