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Lowy-backed Assembly acquires childcare centres

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
The Lowy Family Group backed Assembly Funds Management has acquired six early learning centres in North West Sydney. The acquisition is in partnership with Harrington Property Funds Management and will see the six childcare centres operated by Young ...

ABC, ISH arrangement faces scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
APRA is facing mounting pressure to investigate the complex arrangements and quantify the financial terms between industry superannuation funds and the ABC, a parliamentary inquiry heard this morning. The prudential regulator, which appeared before ...

K2 Asset Management co-founder exits board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
Mark Newman, who co-founded K2 Asset Management, has resigned from its board. Newman co-founded the funds management business in 1999 with Campbell Neal, who stays as the managing director. K2 Asset Management has named its head of research George Boubouras ...

Westpac considering NZ demerger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Westpac has revealed it is in the early stages of reviewing the feasibility of its 160-year-old New Zealand division as capital requirements ramp up. Westpac noted the NZ business continues to perform well but the regulatory requirements in New Zealand ...

AustralianSuper adds to investment committee

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
AustralianSuper last month added a former Goldman Sachs Australia managing director and partner to its investment committee. Pippa Downes was appointed to AustralianSuper's investment committee by ACTU Super Shareholdings Pty Ltd and the Ai Group last ...

RBNZ puts Westpac on notice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has instructed Westpac New Zealand (WNZL) to hold additional liquid assets and commission independent reports into its risk governance and liquidity risk management. The RBNZ has instructed that the first independent ...

Rainmaker reveals 2021 AAA super products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Of the 692 superannuation products reviewed by Rainmaker, 29% have received a AAA Rating for 2021, with 11 offerings added to the list. Rainmaker looked at 692 products from 178 superannuation funds for its annual assessment. In analysing the offerings ...

Brian Hartzer to release leadership book

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Former Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer will release a professional development book on effective leadership in April. The leadership star: A practical guide to building engagement is due out next month, presents a five-point framework developed ...

Nuveen drives global ESG capabilities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Nuveen has appointed a new head of sustainability for one of its subsidiaries that works to acquire and manage agricultural real estate assets. Westchester Group Investment Management, a TIAA and Nuveen company, has appointed Cristina Hastings Newsome ...

ANZ, CBA settle class action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
ANZ and Commonwealth Bank (CBA) have both reached an agreement to settle a class action in the US related to the trading of bank bill swap (BBSW) products in 2016. The class action commenced in 2016 in the United States District Court for the Southern ...