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DDO to simplify general, personal advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
The outcome of the High Court decision on general advice will have an interesting and simplifying effect on the design and distribution obligations coming into effect later this year, according to a lawyer. Speaking at a Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Hume expands portfolio

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
Following a cabinet reshuffle, minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume will now take on responsibility for women's economic security. Hume's title is now minister for women's economic security, minister ...

MCP builds out team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
Metrics Credit Partners has made a raft of appointments, hiring from Vision Super and JLL. Stephen Nash has joined the boutique as director of market strategy. Nash was most recently at Vision Super, prior to which he was chief investment officer at ...

AMP Capital spins off REIT

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
AMP Capital has sold the management rights of a New Zealand listed real estate investment trust (REIT) for a one-off payment of $197 million. AMP Capital held a 50% stake in Precinct Properties New Zealand via its management company AMP Haumi Management ...

AMP, Ares deal up in the air

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
AMP has concluded its exclusivity period with Ares Management raising uncertainty as to whether the acquisition of AMP Capital's private markets business will go ahead. As previously announced, both firms are pursuing a joint venture where Ares will ...

APRA gains traction on superannuation data project

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released its final reporting standards for the first phase of the Superannuation Data Transformation (SDT) as it looks to clear out underperformers. Phase one addresses the most urgent gaps in APRA's ...

APSS explores merger with Sunsuper

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
The Australia Post Superannuation Scheme (APSS) has signed a non-binding heads of agreement to explore a merger with Sunsuper. The $8 billion APSS has been closed to new Australia Post employees since 2012 and has around 30,000 members. APSS Trustee's ...

Westpac considering NZ demerger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Westpac has revealed it is in the early stages of reviewing the feasibility of its 160-year-old New Zealand division as capital requirements ramp up. Westpac noted the NZ business continues to perform well but the regulatory requirements in New Zealand ...

Northern Trust launches green strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Northern Trust Asset Management has established a sustainable world green transition index strategy for Australian and New Zealand investors, as it builds out its sustainable investment offering. The NT World Green Transition Index fund is founded on ...

Zero rates causing risky business: Pengana

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
Speaking at the Sydney leg of Financial Standard's Adviser Big Day Out tour, Pengana Capital equity analyst Ryan Fisher said near zero-interest rates is perpetuating the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. "The zero-interest rate policy ...