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Global PE firm buys Australian office chain

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The Australian and New Zealand operations of business product and solutions provider Staples has been acquired by a global private equity firm for an undisclosed sum. The news of Platinum Equity's acquisition occurs at the same time the firm announced ...

Legg Mason bond funds receive Zenith tick

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
Three Legg Mason bond funds were recently rated positively by Zenith. Legg Mason's Western Asset Global Bond Fund and Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund were both given a 'Recommended' rating, while the Legg Mason Brandywine Opportunistic Fixed ...

Soul Pattinson pockets Hunter Hall via Pengana merger

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
After NAB sold its significant stake in Pengana Capital to Washington H. Soul Pattinson earlier this week, Pengana and Hunter Hall are set to merge, bringing the future of Hunter Hall's current investment team into question. Assuming shareholder approval ...

BT Financial Group wins Life Company of the Year

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers and Strategic Insight named BT Financial Group as Life Company of the Year in Sydney last night. BTFG took home the platinum award against runners-up TAL, MLC and OnePath. The AFA and Strategic Insight said these ...

ANZ shuts down broking business

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
ANZ will decommission its ANZ Share Investing business and transition customers to a new platform headquartered in the UK. The bank signed a deal with LSE-listed CMC Markets, who will take over administration of the ANZ Share Investing platform following ...

Hunter Hall LIC board prepares for April fight

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
The future of Hunter Hall Global Value's current board is in doubt ahead of the April EGM where shareholders will vote on Wilson Asset Management's proposal to replace them. From HHV chair Paul Jensen's perspective, though, WAM's proposal is unlikely ...

AMP Capital wins $100m government mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
AMP Capital was awarded a $100 million mandate from the federal government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation. CEFC invested the funds into AMP Capital's Wholesale Office Fund, which is targeting carbon neutrality by 2030. AMP Capital is also planning ...

SSGA wields power on gender equality

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
State Street Global Advisors has called for greater female representation on the boards of companies in which it invests, collectively representing more than $30 trillion in market capitalisation. SSGA said in the event a company is too slow to take ...

Merger creates active management behemoth

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
The recommended all-share merger of two international active investment managers will create an entity worth more than $1 trillion in assets. Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management have agreed to the terms of the merger, whereby Aberdeen and Standard ...

Frontier appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
Frontier Advisors recently welcomed a new director. Mike Radda is currently an employer director on the First Super board of trustees and a member of First Super's investment committee. He has also had multiple roles in the furniture industry, including ...