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Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
Franklin Resources, trading as Franklin Templeton, has entered into a $6.7 billion agreement to acquire Legg Mason, creating a $2.24 trillion investment powerhouse. Under the agreement, which was unanimously approved by both boards, Franklin Templeton ...

JP Morgan appoints two Aussie leads

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... Foundation's stake in Ramsay Health Care. Ranson had led JP Morgan as its vice chairman for the past five years before landing the joint head role. Previously, he had worked for Citi as its head of mergers and acquisitions and real estate investment ...

CommInsure income protection off the menu

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... advised life risk business is the next step in its integration of CommInsure Life. AIA and CommInsure came together under a Joint Cooperation Agreement in November 2019. AIA's Priority Protection will now be the income protection offering for the joint ...

Future Fund property head departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... instrumental in the development of a property portfolio with exposures across Australia, the USA and Europe and combining bespoke joint ventures, partnerships and more traditional fund exposures," the fund said. "Stewart brought his experience and leadership ...

Regulators praise super law reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... continue to strengthen its focus on member-outcomes and prudential soundness," Rowell said. Both regulators have issued a joint letter to superannuation trustees about how regulatory oversight will operate assuming the reforms become law. The letter ...

FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... parliament. "Thanks again to members and all financial planners who pushed for this with their local MP and to the AFA for their joint advocacy," De Gori said. At the second reading of the bill, Labor MP Stephen Jones referred to FASEA as having three ...

How to lose a mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
A concern other than the usual key personnel and fee changes is gaining traction among institutional investors in triggering unplanned reviews of external investment mandates, says new research. CoreData surveyed 117 institutional investors from around ...

Macquarie suit to lead Challenger joint venture

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... and an American fund manager have hired from Macquarie's Sydney offices, as they appoint an Australia head for their joint venture which is readying a credit fund. Ares Australia Management was set up in October last year as a joint venture between ...

Pro-bono advice program for bushfire affected launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... crisis can now sign up to be a part of the Financial Planning Association of Australia and Association of Financial Advisers joint pro-bono advice program. The Financial Planning Bushfire Pro-Bono Program is open and ready as of today. It's a collaborative ...

Asset manager to be liquidated

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... have the company wound-up. A voluntary administrator was appointed on January 13 this year with McGrathNicol appointed as joint liquidators for the company. ASIC said its investigation into the financial services company is ongoing, and did not provide ...