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Westpac names new chief executive of wealth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
... 2015 he has also served as chief financial officer, institutional banking and markets, and as executive general manager, mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining CBA, Fowler spent over a decade in corporate finance, with roles at Goldman Sachs and ...

Ausfood Super appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... executive having held leadership roles in banking, superannuation and advisory services. He has also presided over two mergers. Most recently, he served as acting general manager of corporate services at Animal Health Australia. Before that, he was the ...

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs top M&A advisory rankings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs were the leading mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisors in the financial services sector last year, in terms of deal volume, according to GlobalData. The data and analytics firm's analysis revealed that Morgan Stanley ...

What you read in 2024

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Mergers, corporate fund closures and executive moves were the major motifs for Financial Standard readers this year. Unsurprisingly, further consolidation in the superannuation sector was a major driver of audience interest this year with a number of ...

M&A and IPO the 'gamechangers' for 2025: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... effective on or around December 27. McLean pointed to US deregulation and the recent passing of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024 in Australia which will play an important role in revitalising the space across the ...

Australian Retirement Trust primed for growth: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... investment team's prowess, the design and application of the investment process, and the competitive advantage its history of mergers provides. Morningstar said chief investment officer Ian Patrick has built a strong, experienced investment team complemented ...

Brighter Super makes fee, death benefit changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... instead of $1065. This marks the third time in three years that the fund has decreased admin fees. Since it completed the mergers of Energy Super and Suncorp Super, admin fees have dropped about 40%, it noted. "The reduction in administration fees represents ...

Mutual Trust merges with CMS Private Advisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... see this trend increasing," Simmons said. "As we continue to grow, we are reinvesting in our local client services team. Mergers with likeminded firms such as Reynolds Advisory and CMS are helping to build broader and deeper team capabilities more quickly ...

Down but not out: Busting defined benefit myths

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... financial planning, she said. One key challenge is that, as the funds shrink over time-whether through payout obligations or mergers-the operational and administrative costs remain constant, putting pressure on sustainability. Consequently, many DB funds ...

New shareholder, governance services firm enters market

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... complex landscape of investor expectations and corporate governance, it said. Founded by Marc Stanghieri, the former head of mergers and acquisitions at Morrow Sodali, PGS Advisers plans to provide "focused, tailored, and expert advice" in proxy solicitation ...