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Commonwealth seeks to stop bond class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... Australian government to account over climate change risks, through a class action filed in the Federal Court last year. Yesterday, the court made orders setting out how the case will proceed. The court heard the Commonwealth wants to essentially strike ...

ATO quizzed on readiness for stapling

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
The Australian Taxation Office yesterday couldn't answer exactly how many stapling-triggered employer checks it expects, but maintained its readiness for a July 1 go-live. Appearing before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee yesterday, ATO ...

AustralianSuper subverts stapling logic

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
Australia's largest superannuation fund is taking issue with the proposed stapling regulations, arguing that the model is backwards and will not protect members from being stuck in dud funds. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk shot down media ...

S&P rejigs index as BlackRock ETF grows

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... investor interest from US President Joe Biden's infrastructure package. CLNE was only $25 million in total assets as of yesterday. Given the smaller size of the ETF, VanEck has decided to stick to the smaller, 30-strong index, which S&P is now calling ...

Evans and Dixon takeover shelved

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... ASX-listed E&P Financial Group. TGP's offer to acquire 78.78% ordinary shares of E&P Financial Group closed at 7pm yesterday. In ASX filings this morning, 360 Capital said its board has decided to let the offer lapse, and has not extended it. ED1 ...

Mercer creates new sales, strategy roles

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... joins from Deloitte, commencing her role at Mercer in April. She has previously held senior roles at ANZ, EY and Citi. Yesterday Mercer made three appointments to the boards of its investments and superannuation businesses, including the former head ...

ISA chief economist departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... back to my core interest of financial and macroeconomic modelling of capital markets," Anthony told Financial Standard. Yesterday, Liberal Member of Parliament J ason Falinski accused Industry Super Holdings (ISH) of funding the national broadcaster ...

Mercer adds investment, superannuation experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... Partners Life, and sits on the boards of the National Disability Insurance Agency and Dai-ichi Life Asia Pacific. Just yesterday it was announced Minto had departed Equity Trustees where he held the role of deputy chair. He is also a former chair of ...

De Ferrari hasn't resigned: AMP

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... tomorrow is going to be very different from the AMP of today, and the AMP of today is very different from the AMP of yesterday," he said. He said if the Ares agreement does not proceed 100% of AMP Capital should be distributed in specie to current shareholders ...

Westpac considering NZ demerger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... appropriate to assess the best structure for these businesses going forward," the bank said in a statement. The move follows yesterday's announcement that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) instructed Westpac New Zealand (WNZL) to hold additional ...