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Macquarie posts $3bn profit, makes hire

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
Macquarie Group recorded a 106% increase in statutory profit to $3 billion from the first half of the year in its full-year results and named the chief executive of Macquarie Asia. The ASX-listed group's profit was a 10% increase on FY20 and 68% ...

APRA approves MLC super takeover

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
APRA has given IOOF the go-ahead to take over MLC's superannuation business. Yesterday, the regulator approved IOOF's application to hold a controlling stake in NULIS Nominees, the trustee for MLC Super. On 31 August 2020, IOOF entered into an agreement ...

Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
This month the Bank of England's (BOE) monetary policy committee decided to keep the existing stance of monetary policy unchanged; the Bank Rate remains at a record low 0.1% and QE at £895 billion. But buried in the "Monetary Policy Summary and ...

State Street to track Bitcoin

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
The global investment giant State Street has launched a new Bitcoin Thematic Indicator to track the impact of Bitcoin on more traditional financial markets. The new State Street MediaStats Bitcoin Thematic Indicator series will quantify media coverage ...

WTW launches working group

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
Willis Towers Watson has launched a working group that actively seeks opportunities in the public-private equity space. Established in March, one focus area for the working group is the potential for a new type of passive or beta offering within private ...

Farmland value grows in all states

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
For the first time since 2005, every single state in Australia saw the price of farmland increase. The median price per hectare of Australian farmland increased by 12.9%, with the nation enjoying its seventh consecutive year of farmland value growth. ...

Mainstream bidding heats up

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
The fund administrator has accepted a new offer from SS&C after receiving an unsolicited superior bid from another firm. Apex Group made a superior offer to SS&C's original bid of $2 per share, coming in at $2.55 per share. SS&C has exercised its matching ...

Former adviser cops eight-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
A former ANZ and Infocus Securities financial adviser has been banned for eight years after ASIC found evidence of forgery and falsifying documents. Lisa Lee, a Sydney-based former adviser, falsely witnessed binding nomination of beneficiary forms for ...

CountPlus firm finalises merger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
One of the ASX-listed advice and accounting group's member firms has acquired an accounting and superannuation specialist. Cooper Reeves and 4Front Holdings have merged and will now be rebranded to 4Front. CountPlus will sell its Cooper Reeves shares ...

Chief economist update: Japan's elusive virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
As expected, the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary policy board decided to keep current settings unchanged at its April meeting. Ever the optimist, the BOJ summarised its view in its "Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (April 2021)" report, saying ...