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Hostplus enters merger talks

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... Hostplus, we are keen to explore how a merger of our funds, based on shared values, our all profit to member philosophy and focus and track record in serving the hospitality, clubs and allied sectors, would better serve our members and stakeholders both ...

Investec scores ADI licence

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... million. It included the deposits, and asset finance and leasing businesses. Investec said at the time the sale allowed it to focus on its core strengths of corporate and institutional banking, property funds management and investment banking. Samios ...

CountPlus transfers SMA management

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... management of the model portfolios, and will pay $1 million to TFS. "The separation of investment product from advice and the focus on non-conflicted, fee-based financial advice services is key to the strategic focus for CountPlus," CountPlus said in ...

Industry funds consider $22bn merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
Two industry superannuation funds are considering merging to create a $22 billion superannuation fund. MTAA Super and Tasplan have entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding to investigate a possible merger that would see the creation of a $22 ...

Industry fund secures stake in asset manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... responsAbility have both been pioneers in the impact investing space for over a decade. We share a strong values alignment and a focus on the SDGs as a framework for investing capital for financial return and meaningful impact," Christian Super chief ...

Advice affordability a growing concern

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... with the cost to clients being the largest factor (57%) for advisers when choosing a platform. Peker said platforms need to focus on strengthening the relationship with advisers as competition heats up, noting 56% of funds under administration end up ...

Bristol Street adviser banned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
A financial adviser has been hit with an ASIC ban of five years after taking a one-size-fits-all approach to financial advice. Frazer Jon Muscat from Beenleigh in Queensland was banned after ASIC surveillance revealed that he failed to take into account ...

IOOF divests Ord Minnett stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
IOOF is divesting its majority stake in Ord Minnett Holdings to focus on its wealth management capabilities. IOOF announced to shareholders this afternoon it will offload its 70% stake in Ord Minnett to a consortium for $115 million. It expects to make ...

Pension giant awards $1bn in mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
A $323 billion pension fund has awarded three separate mandates to boost its sustainable investment strategies. The California State Teachers' Retirement System selected three new global equity managers to collectively manage more than $1 billion across ...

Vanguard lowers fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... driving costs down over time for our investors, it is in the DNA of our organisation and it is something we will continue to focus on across our full product suite." "We welcome recent announcements from other product issuers who are also moving to lower ...