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Australian Ethical snaps up asset manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... income business of Australian Unity, a move that will see its funds under management (FUM) swell by $2 billion. The acquisition will see both firms merge their fixed income capabilities, expanding Australian Ethical's bond fund portfolio, and growing ...

Financial services firms concerned about attracting staff

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... prioritise their ability to grab the attention of talented professionals." Gorton said businesses can overcome talent acquisition challenges by developing a strategic action plan. The research found that the perceived reasons for Australian companies' ...

Centuria launches new wholesale fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... coupled with low forecast retail supply and vacancy, it provides compelling fundamentals for the retail sector." The acquisition underpins the single-asset, closed-ended wholesale fund. "Halls Head Central is now our third retail asset within the City ...

Seven fund managers scoop up First Sentier mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... Management when it was owned by Commonwealth Bank. Last week, a Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group subsidiary finalised its acquisition of Link Group, which sees the rebirth of the latter into MUFG Pension and Market Services. Link also delisted from the ...

GQG completes acquisition of three boutiques

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
GQG Partners has completed its acquisition of the minority interests held by Pacific Current Group in Avante Capital Partners, Proterra Investment Partners and Cordillera Investment Partners. The acquisitions represent the foundational investment for ...

NEOS names retail, strategic sales leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... channels for growth. Meantime, Shahan Bhuiyan brings experience in foreign exchange markets, with NEOS saying his client acquisition skills would be beneficial as it looks to explore new territories. He also joins as a business development consultant ...

Aware Super hires head of corporate development

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... partner of choice" for the super industry. Aware said this is to be done through the identification of merger and acquisition opportunities and execution of the fund's inorganic growth strategy. "Aware Super is uniquely positioned to be a merger ...

Link Group rebrands as acquisition completes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... Kawakubo, and current Link Group chair Michael Carapiet who becomes lead independent non-executive director. "The acquisition values Link Group equity at $1.2 billion and implies an enterprise value of $2.1 billion. With MUFG's global network and ...

Sequoia seeks Takeovers Panel intervention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... it is not a significant portion of SEQ's acquisitions. In the last two years, SEQ has only made one very small acquisition of a retiring planner's book," they said. Crole and Pattison warn that Jones and Glennon are "seeking much more than simply ...

ANZ transfers Will bank to Equity Trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... will see their estate planning documentation transfer have existing relationships with Equity Trustees following its acquisition of ANZ Trustees a decade ago. "While thousands of law firms around the country also create wills and estate plans and hold ...