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Colonial First State settles super class action for $56.3m

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
Colonial First State has settled a class action brought on behalf of approximately 100,000 super fund members who were allegedly rorted on fees. The class action alleged that CFS deliberately delayed transferring super fund members to the cheaper MySuper ...

Recession-style policy but no recession: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
Grattan Institute chief executive Danielle Wood has argued the federal government is spending as though there is a recession or a crisis, although there is no such situation. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum in Sydney today ...

RBA names new deputy governor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
Michele Bullock has become the first female deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Bullock has been with the central bank since 1985 and served as an assistant governor since 2010. Bullock is currently assistant governor, financial system ...

Perpetual moves to acquire Pendal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
Perpetual has made an offer to acquire Pendal for $6.23 a share. Pendal confirmed it received the conditional, non-binding indicative proposal from Perpetual to acquire 100% of shares in Pendal by way of scheme of arrangement. The proposal is for a ...

Mason Stevens names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
The former head of equities at JBWere has been appointed chief investment officer at the wealth platform. Jacqueline Fernley joins Mason Stevens in the role, bringing over 30 years' experience in funds management. Fernley joins from Investible where ...

AMP Capital hires from Frontier

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
AMP Capital has appointed Ben Woolley as manager of real estate equity, hiring from Frontier. Reporting to AMP Capital's investment chief Rob Hattersley, Woolley's role is to solve problems for investors and provide targeted capital engagement ...

Charter Hall, pension fund buy out Irongate

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
Charter Hall and Dutch pension fund PGGM have entered into a Scheme Implementation Agreement (SIA) to acquire Irongate Group (IAP). Under the transaction, Charter Hall will own a 12% stake in the partnership, with PGGM owning the remaining 88% interest. ...

Australia imposes further sanctions on Russia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
Australia has increased the economic costs to Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, by applying an additional tariff of 35% for all imports from Russia and its ally Belarus. This further sanctioning of Russia will see Australia issue a formal notification ...

Aussie instos commit $50bn to UK projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
AustralianSuper and IFM Investors are among several local institutions that will splash their cash on clean energy, technology, and infrastructure projects in the UK in the coming years. Overnight the UK government announced major investments from AustralianSuper ...

Labor promises cheap childcare, climate action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
In his reply to the 2022 Federal Budget, opposition leader Anthony Albanese has promised cheaper childcare and an investment in renewable energy. Like Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, Albanese focused much of his Budget reply speech on the cost of living. ...