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Aon, Willis Towers Watson terminate merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
The US$30 billion merger between Aon and Willis Towers Watson is off, with Aon paying WTW a US$1 billion termination fee. In a statement, the companies said it was a mutual agreement - though the decision was forced by lack of regulatory approval in ...

Pendal open to more acquisitions

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... acquisitions may be smaller. "I've been acquired several times, I've acquired some companies [and] I've been a post-merger integration consultant helping to bring companies together -- so I've seen it from all sides," he said. "And I ...

M&As to create super advice firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... the market, as many principals retire ahead of FASEA's higher education requirements," the Build or buy: A guide to merger & acquisition fundamentals white paper reads. This adviser exodus and the increasing demand for professional advice are major ...

ACSI names new president

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... said. Silk retires from AustralianSuper after 15 years. He is currently leading its efforts to merge with LUCRF, its newest merger partner, before he leaves the fund by the end of the year.

Aware Super hits $150bn, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... of scale to members - most crucially in the form of fee cuts. Those accumulation members who came to Aware through its merger with VicSuper have already seen a 20% reduction in admin fees, the fund said. "We know that size and scale are critical drivers ...

UniSuper's O'Sullivan on what's next

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... universities to continue having UniSuper as their preferred fund. Staying away from mergers UniSuper was born out of a merger between Tertiary Education Superannuation Scheme (TESS) and Superannuation Scheme for Australian Universities (SSAU) via a successor ...

ESG lead departs super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... Zealand, transferring from the firm's London office. ACSRF is currently in the process of merging with NGS Super. Once the merger is complete in 2022 the combined fund will have more than $22 billion in members' retirement savings.

Platform FUM grows

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
Platforms have seen strong increases in funds under management over the year to March 2021, new research shows. Plan For Life's latest analysis of wraps, platforms and master trusts revealed the leading market players all saw a rise in FUM. BT took ...

Hostplus delivers 21.3% to members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
The industry superannuation fund has delivered 21.32% per annum for its MySuper members, the majority of which are invested in this option. The $68 billion Hostplus said the result for its MySuper (Balanced) option is its "best-ever single-year performance" ...

CountPlus firm finalises acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
... together and continue our 'grow with certainty' philosophy," Studley said. CountPlus chief executive Matthew Rowe said this merger is another example of its 'Owner, Driver-Partner' model. "The acquisition and merger of Unite and BBV is another example ...