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Liverpool Partners invests in AI

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
The Sydney-based private equity investor has acquired a majority stake in Australian hyper-automation and artificial intelligence consulting firm Simplyai. As part of the deal, former Seven Group Holdings group chief operating officer and Accenture ...

PwC picks senior leaders to oversee review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
Former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski has been picked to lead an independent review of the firm and its own Tony O'Malley has been appointed chief risk and ethics leader amid the ongoing tax crisis. The independent review, originally announced last ...

PGIM buys majority stake in Deerpath Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
The $1.2 trillion global asset management business of Prudential Financial has acquired a majority interest in US private credit and direct lending manager Deerpath Capital Management (Deerpath). Since its inception in 2007, Deerpath has deployed over ...

Budget of missed opportunities: Industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Stakeholder responses to the federal budget are mixed at best, with many believing key measures require further consideration and consultation. Perhaps the measure that will most impact the financial services industry, the government remained firm in ...

Labor cracks down on unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
The federal government is clamping down on unpaid super, requiring employers to align the payment frequency of the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) with wages. Federal budget documents revealed that the government will proceed with its earlier decision ...

AFCA appoints lead ombudsman, investments and advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
After acting in the role for 16 months, Shail Singh has officially been appointed as the Australian Financial Complaints Authority's (AFCA's) lead ombudsman, investments and advice. Singh was appointed ombudsman when AFCA opened its doors in 2018, before ...

Rest to sell Endeavour stake

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... managed by Macquarie Asset Management (Macquarie), already an investor in the company. The industry super fund acquired its stake in Endeavour Energy in 2017, when the NSW government sold 50.4% of the company to a consortium comprising Macquarie, Rest ...

PwC chief exits over scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Tom Seymour has exited the top job following his involvement in the firm's tax leak breach, as PwC assurance leader Kristin Stubbins takes over in the interim. Following a discussion with the firm's Australian board, PwC announced Seymour would ...

UniSuper spends $1bn on European mobile towers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
UniSuper has made its first direct infrastructure investment in Europe, securing a 5% stake in mobile towers business, Vantage Towers. Vantage Towers operates 83,000 sites across 10 European markets, including Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK. Vodafone ...

Dexus buys more of Royal Adelaide Hospital

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
Three funds managed by Dexus have taken a combined 30.58% stake in the Royal Adelaide Hospital Public Private Partnership (PPP). The funds include the Dexus Community Infrastructure Fund1 (CommIF), the Dexus Healthcare Property Fund (DHPF) and the AMP ...