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Maritime restructures asset classes, doubles insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
The $3 billion Maritime Super combined its listed and direct property investments under one asset class, merged its absolute return and alternatives portfolios and doubled its insurance cover for members as part of a fund review this year. The trustee ...

KKR bid signals more M&A in wealth mgmt

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts' takeover bid for Perpetual is an endorsement of the health of Australia's wealth management industry - and reinforces the appeal of the sector to global investors, says the chief executive of BT Investment Management. Emilio ...

AUSCOAL signs up to innergi

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... Since launching in August, this is innergi's first super fund, which was created by former Securitor financial planner Robert Skinner, although the firm is in talks with a number of other high profile companies. "We believe super funds are the right ...

TAAM adds to investment team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... forward to him making an immediate and long lasting impact." The appointment follows a recent announcement that Marc Faber, Robert Mann and Teng Nqiek-Lian had joined TAAM Investment Advisory Board. The investment advisory board will meet regularly to ...

Takeover will not affect client funds: Perpetual

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts' bid for Perpetual only involves shares in Perpetual Limited - and does not give the private equity firm access to client funds, the chairman of the committee overseeing the takeover deal told investors. "I would like to stress ...

Perpetual rejects KKR, open to better offer

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
Perpetual has rejected Kohlberg Kravis Roberts' (KKR) takeover proposal, but has left the door firmly ajar for an improved offer. "The board considers that the proposed price in the range of $38 - $40 per share does not reflect Perpetual's value," the ...

Perpetual Private Wealth targets growth

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
Perpetual Private Wealth is aiming for year-on-year double digit growth in profits and revenue, and is planning to make further acquisitions, said Geoff Lloyd, Perpetual group executive of private wealth. Lloyd said the firm had set an ambitious growth ...

KKR bids for Perpetual

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) has made a takeover bid for Perpetual. According to an ASX statement this morning, Perpetual announced KKR approached the firm to buy all of Perpetual's shares at a price of $38 to $40 per share. ...

RBF-Tasmania overhauls executive structure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
Six months after Philip Mussared became chief of the $3.4 billion RBF-Tasmania, the fund is undergoing a restructure which involves a nationwide search for six key executives, including a chief investment officer. The Retirement Benefits Fund of Tasmania ...

COIN buys remaining half stake in Outplan

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... encouraged practices to streamline services and outsourcing paraplanning can provide a number of benefits to a practice," Robert McCabe, head of product and technology for COIN, said. McCabe said that Australia's shortage of paraplanners leads to a strong ...