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Magnolia bids for real estate agency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
Magnolia Capital has made a takeover bid for an ASX-listed real estate agent, which the latter claims the bid price is too low. Magnolia Equities III has put forth an off-market, cash takeover bid for The Agency Group (AU1). Magnolia is offering four ...

CBA private office head joins Mutual Trust

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
Ralf Haase established the CPO in 2009 to develop and lead the ultra-high net worth business segment of Commonwealth Private. CBA restructured the business unit in June, folding into Commonwealth Private and making Haase redundant. Prior to his time ...

Westpac sells Pacific to PNG bank

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
Westpac has announced the sale of Westpac Fiji and the majority stake of its operations in Papua New Guinea to Kina Securities. Kina Securities will pay $420 million for Westpac Fiji and 89.91% of Westpac PNG Limited which combined have net assets of ...

J.P. Morgan names new APAC equity strategy head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
J.P. Morgan has confirmed the appointment of a new chief Asia Pacific equity strategist. Jason Steed will step into the role, based in Sydney. Steed has been with J.P. Morgan for more than a decade. Prior to this latest promotion, he led the Australian ...

SelfWealth launches US trading

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
Trading platform SelfWealth has launched its first US trading product. The US trading ability will be integrated into the existing ASX trading platform so that Australian investors can access US equities through the same platform as ASX listed companies. ...

Chief economist update: Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
"The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms, greed for life, for money ...

Best managed funds, ETFs named

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
Too many funds, which one to pick? Money magazine's annual Best of the Best Awards recognise the standout performers. The 2021 awards looked at the top-five across 12 unlisted fund categories and separately, three ETP categories. To win funds needed ...

Advisers should service cashed-up investors: FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
A comprehensive study of the UK's retail financial advice industry found that while it is slowly improving, a large gap exists to service consumers sitting on piles of cash. One of the key takeaways from The Financial Advice Market Review, conducted ...

Data letting ESG down: BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
Despite the growing emphasis on sustainability and the mainstream nature of ESG considerations, investors are still struggling to find adequate data to inform their decisions. This is according to BlackRock's 2020 Global Sustainable Investing Survey ...

New trustee for Student Super, NEOS Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
Two Tidswell Master Super plans, Student Super and NEOS Super Plan, will move trustees on December 18. Diversa Trustees will be the trustee of each fund from that point on. Diversa is part of the same group as Tidswell. Tidswell, Diversa and CCSL were ...