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AFA, FPA unveil joint roadshow theme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... 'Policy, Practice, People - A united pathway for members', and will be the first major event for the group following the merger. The event will travel to 10 cities across Australia and will touch on key changes following the merger, as well as the policy ...

Australian Retirement Trust lines up another merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
A $2 billion corporate fund is the super giant's latest merger partner, kicking off due diligence last week. Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Alcoa Super to explore a potential successor fund transfer. ...

UBS throws $4.8bn lifeline to Credit Suisse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... their implementation." All shareholders of Credit Suisse will receive one share in UBS for 22.48 shares in Credit Suisse as merger consideration, to a total of $4.8 billion (CHF 3 billion). UBS said it will benefit from 25 billion Swiss francs of downside ...

Spirit Super appoints deputy chief investment officer

ELIZABETH FRY, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... Commenting on his appointment, Naylor said it's an exciting time for Spirit Super as it looks to undertake another merger, this time with CareSuper. "Leaving Frontier was a hard, hard decision to make because I've really loved my time there ...

Barings takes over Gryphon Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... assets under management (AUM) will combine with Barings Global Structured Finance's $12.3 billion AUM, as well as a merger between the two teams. Gryphon co-founder and portfolio manager Steven Fleming, as well as its chief investment officer Ashley ...

FPA policy and advocacy lead steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... for the soon-to-merge association, in addition to overseeing the transition. "A permanent decision will be made once the merger is finalised," the FPA said. "We thank Ben for his dedicated work on behalf of the FPA's members over the past seven years ...

AFA celebrates 10 years of Inspire

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... Advisers celebrated 10 years of AFA Inspire at an event in Sydney, sharing that the community will continue on following the merger with the Financial Planning Association of Australia. Marking International Women's Day, Inspire NSW chair Amie Baker ...

Corporate fund transfers members to ART

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... Watson of both the Oracle plan and other superannuation funds. It cited the enhanced members' services and options a merger would provide, and "anticipated trends in the superannuation industry." In its most recent annual report, Oracle Superannuation ...

Australian Retirement Trust reshapes executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... Replacing Whatley is Stevhan Davidson, currently chief of transformation. Davidson was the executive integration lead for the merger between QSuper and Sunsuper and was previously Sunsuper's executive general manager, customer engagement. Karin Muller ...

FPA and AFA set to merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) overwhelmingly voted in favour of the proposed merger at their respective extraordinary general meetings (EGMs) in Sydney. In total, about 3000 members handed in a vote. Some ...