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AMP advances demerger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
AMP is forging ahead with its planned demerger that is due to take effect in the first half of 2022. AMP chief executive Alexis George is confident that AMP and AMP Capital's Private Markets business, otherwise known as PrivateMarketsCo, will become ...

Future2 commits over $1.5m in grants

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
Future2, the foundation of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), has announced the awarding of $148,600 in new grants to 15 not-for-profit organisations in 2021. Future2 has now committed over $1.5 million in grants since its inception ...

CCIV legislation introduced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... regime will send a strong signal to the world that Australia is an attractive location to manage global capital. "This initiative will help boost Australia's share of global funds, more closely matching its strengths as a financial services hub," Verwer ...

Morningstar appoints head of business development

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
Morningstar Australia has announced the appointment of Peter Bryant as the head of business development for Australia and New Zealand. Bryant will join Morningstar in mid-January and will lead the Morningstar sales team responsible for data, research ...

Pinnacle acquires private equity firm stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
Pinnacle Investment Management will acquire a 25% stake in an Australian private equity firm, funded by a massive $105 million raise. The ASX-listed firm will become part owner of Five V Capital, which currently has $1.1 billion in funds under management ...

Pella Funds Management adds to advisory board

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... Climate Change (Australia/NZ), is currently a member of the Coordinating Working Group, Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, and of the Chronos Expert Sustainability Network. Pella's chair, chief investment officer and portfolio manager Jordan ...

CountPlus reappoints chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
CountPlus Limited has announced the reappointment of Matthew Rowe as chief executive and managing director The announcement was made yesterday at the annual general meeting of CountPlus Limited (CountPlus) shareholders, where chair Ray Kellerman confirmed ...

Australian philanthropy awards winners announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
Tim Fairfax was recognised as Leading Philanthropist at Philanthropy Australia's annual awards last night, presented in a special online ceremony for the second consecutive year. Now in their seventh year, the awards celebrate extraordinary achievements ...

NZ Super Fund names head of portfolio investments

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... Super Fund joined the Net Zero Asset Owners Commitment to support achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The initiative helps asset owners on the pathway to net zero by providing metrics and methodologies for sovereign bonds, listed equity and ...

Metrics Credit Partners acquires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
Metrics Credit Partners has acquired a small and medium-sized enterprise business lending specialist. Metrics has acquired SME lender Bigstone Finance. Metrics managing partner Andrew Lockhart said the addition of the Bigstone team to the funding capability ...