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Moody's downgrades AMP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
International ratings agency Moody's has downgraded AMP Group, AMP Bank and AMP Life. AMP Group, AMP Bank and AMP Life were all downgraded from A2 to A3 and remains under review for downgrade. AMP Life's insurance financial strength rating was ...

Lendlease, Canadian pension fund expand partnership

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
Lendlease and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have announced a $155 million agreement to invest in a new building in South London. In 2018 the Australian property giant and CPP Investments committed to a $2.6 billion Build-to-Rent ...

Zurich appoints distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
Zurich Life and Investments has announced the details of its new distribution team following the integration of OnePath Life. Nathan Taggart holds the role of head of sales, while Phil Gould is now head of distribution analytics and governance. Other ...

Profits down as Perpetual looks to future

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
Perpetual posted a smaller profit in the first half of the financial year,impacted by net outflows and forcing a greater focus on "strategic growth initiatives". The wealth manager recorded a $51.6 million net profit after tax in the first half, a result ...

New private credit fund to launch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
A new investment fund, seeking to be the most diversified private credit fund in Australia, is set to be launched by a former UBS executive. Debt solutions provider iPartners said it is launching the iPartners Investment Fund in response to "strong ...

Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
Franklin Resources, trading as Franklin Templeton, has entered into a $6.7 billion agreement to acquire Legg Mason, creating a $2.24 trillion investment powerhouse. Under the agreement, which was unanimously approved by both boards, Franklin Templeton ...

Macquarie expected to fall short of 2019 performance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
Macquarie Group still expects its 2020 financial year performance to be down on last year, despite growth in the firm's asset management and banking and financial services divisions this quarter. Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake ...

Argo Investments' profit plunges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Listed investment company Argo Investments' profit has taken a dive, falling 24.4% from the previous period. Yet Argo has maintained its half-year dividend at 16 cents per share fully franked. The company announced a half-year profit of $118.8 million ...

Chief economist update: Strength in jobs downs RBA rate cut expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
There's more bad news for us, Australians all. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will no longer cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points - to 0.5% - when it holds its first board meeting for 2020 on February 4. No Virginia, I didn't say ...

AMP Capital renews investment team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
AMP Capital has appointed a new fund management team for its flagship diversified property fund (ADPF). Tom Green will lead the way as fund manager and Andrew Jeffs as deputy fund manager following the transition of outgoing fund manager Brett Williams ...