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Aon, Willis Towers Watson terminate merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... 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 the US. The US Department of Justice had been opposed to the merger ...

Sydney world's strongest luxury real estate market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... others have opted to relocate, upsize, downsize or buy a second home/investment property." There are headwinds for Sydney though - most notably the spread of the Delta COVID-19 variant and continuing lockdowns, as well as the slow vaccine rollout - which ...

UniSuper's O'Sullivan on what's next

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... investments in-house, of which about $12 billion is "sustainable money", which O'Sullivan says he is proud of even though UniSuper members may not agree with the fund's view on sustainable investing. UniSuper, like many other industry funds has ...

Dixon Advisory to pay $8.2m to settle ASIC action

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
ASIC will drop its September 4 Federal Court case against Evans & Dixon's financial advice arm for $8.2 million and declaration of 53 contraventions. Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services (DASS) will pay $7.2 million in penalty and $1 million ...

Significant drop in charitable giving

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... who rely on fundraising events and volunteers," JBWere Philanthropic Services co-founder John McLeod said. "There is hope though that giving is on the rise. Evidence suggests that late 2020 may have marked the turning point for a recovery in giving with ...

Aware questioned on bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
The $130 billion industry fund Aware Super was grilled on the bonuses it pays executives and how it justifies them. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics asked Aware chief executive Deeanne Stewart and chief investment officer ...

Alphinity adds to global equities team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... their complementary, diverse backgrounds bring new and alternative perspectives that will enrich discussions as we work though our well-established investment process." The appointments come after Lachlan MacGregor resigned from the global equities team ...

Inheritance not expected: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
New research from the University of South Australia has revealed that the younger generation wants their parents to enjoy their retirement, and they don't feel owed an inheritance. It turns out, the younger generation are not particularly money hungry ...

Catholic Super to drop fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... retirement savings," he said. "From day one of the joint venture we were able to leverage the scale of the investment pool, even though they were technically two separate pools." Completion of the SFT will unlock further opportunities for efficiencies ...

Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Amid the Gates' divorce, Warren Buffett has resigned from the couple's foundation - though he says the resignation is in-line with his plan to step down from all boards. As Buffett announced his annual contribution of Berkshire Hathaway shares to philanthropic ...