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Class chief exits following takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
The chief executive of Class will exit this month as HUB24 folds its newly acquired firm into a new business unit. Chief executive and managing director Andrew Russell is stepping down on February 16 and will remain an adviser until March 31. HUB24 ...

Allan Gray Australia reduces fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
Allan Gray Australia has made significant changes to the fees charged across superannuation, retirement and investments on its platform. Allan Gray Solutions, which encompasses Allan Gray Superannuation, Allan Gray Retirement and Allan Gray Investments ...

Charter Hall, PGGM make moves on Irongate

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
Irongate Group has received a $1.29 billion takeover bid from a partnership managed by Charter Hall Group, topping a rejected offer by 360 Capital. The partnership, comprising Dutch pension fund PGGM and Charter Hall, made a bid of A$1.90 per share ...

MSC Group appoints chair, enters Singapore

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
The trustee and fund administrator has appointed an industry veteran as group chair to support its overseas expansion. Harvey Kalman will lead the board of MSC Group, in one of several roles he's taken since leaving Equity Trustees last year. The appointment ...

HSBC receives ESG accolades, criticism on same day

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
Within 24 hours, HSBC received a glowing report on its ESG credentials and withering criticism that it "trashed" its own carbon pledge with a Saudi Aramco deal. S&P released its ESG ratings for $3 trillion financial institution HSBC, scoring the company ...

CBA Group Super overhauls service providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
The contracts for administration, custody and financial advice services at Commonwealth Bank Group Superannuation will soon be handed over to new providers, ending some long-standing relationships. A spokesperson for the super fund confirmed to Financial ...

Advice firm rebrands, scores own AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
The move to self-licensing continues to grow as a Victoria-based advice practice scored its own AFSL after operating under a dealer group for 13 years. Armed with a new AFSL, Retireinvest has rebranded to Templeton Advice Group. Templeton has three ...

E&P pulls the plug on DASS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
Amid a slew of class actions and regulatory problems, the troubled superannuation subsidiary of E&P Financial Group is now in voluntary administration. PwC has been called in as voluntary administrators of Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services ...

One million visits to YourSuper comparison tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JAN 2022
Minister for superannuation Jane Hume has lauded the government's YourSuper comparison tool as a success, with one million visits. "Australians are taking charge of their own super like never before thanks to reforms passed by the Morrison government," ...

WAM to acquire two LICs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021
WAM Capital will acquire two other listed investment companies in a bid to take its market capitalisation to $2.3 billion. Westoz Investment Company (ASX: WIC) and Ozgrowth (ASX: OZG) have entered into an agreement with WAM to merge under separate transactions. ...