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Blackstone invests $925m for stake in Grosvenor Place

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
Blackstone has invested $925m to buy a 50% share in the Grosvenor Place office tower in Sydney CBD. The private equity giant has acquired the stake from Dexus (37.5%) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (12.5%). Dexus said it would use part of ...

AAT downgrades adviser banning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
A former financial adviser who copped an eight-year ban early this year will now serve a shorter banning order. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal reduced Lisa Lee's banning to six years. Her appeal to the AAT heard that she "accepted that what she ...

Proposed reforms could simplify advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
Fresh proposals from the Australian Law Reform Commission aim to simplify several complex areas of financial advice legislation. The ALRC is proposing sweeping changes to financial services law, including changes that affect the advice industry, tabled ...

Backlash after 'unprecedented' ASIC action against Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
An industry group for independent financial advisers and lawyers have come out criticising Westpac over the six cases brought against it by ASIC. Slater and Gordon Lawyers is calling on Westpac to 'walk the talk', after Westpac's chief executive Peter ...

New role for AMP Capital distribution head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
The former head of distribution (retail/advisory) at AMP Capital has moved on to a new role. After more than 15 years with AMP Capital, Steve Mazzarelli has joined private equity firm Fortitude Investment Management as head of distribution. "Steve joined ...

Next Macquarie chair announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
Glenn Stevens has been appointed the next chair of Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank following the retirement of Peter Warne. Stevens' appointment and Warne's retirement as a voting director on both boards will be effective in May 2022, following the ...

Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... level of monetary policy stimulus." Rising inflation has also prompted the Bank of Korea to raise interest rates in November - the second in three months. Financial markets now bet that the RBA wouldn't be far behind. As per Bloomberg, "Swaps markets ...

Pinnacle seeds Canadian boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
In another first for Pinnacle Investment Management this week, the firm has set up a North American-based affiliate in a small-cap equities fund manager. The fund manager is based in Toronto, Canada, focused on small caps and other global equities. ...

ASIC sues ANZ over home loan referrals

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
ASIC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against ANZ for breaches of the Credit Act arising from referrals through its home loan 'introducer program' and from unlicensed individuals outside the introducer program. The program involved ...

BetaShares changes custodian for hedge funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
The custodian of BetaShares' listed hedge funds has changed. The ETF manager announced to the ASX that from November 26 Deutsche Bank AG will no longer serve as the custodian and prime broker for the three funds. Instead, BNP Paribas has been appointed. ...