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LIC appoints former Wallaby as director

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
A former Wallaby has joined the board of a Wilson Asset Management listed investment company. WAM Active (WAA) named Simon Poidevin as a director, replacing Emma Rugge Price, who served in the role for nearly four years. Poidevin spent 14 years at Citigroup ...

Boutique creates distribution lead role

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
An Australian equities specialist appointed a head of distribution in a newly created role. Simon Wu has joined Quest Asset Partners after a stint at Cooper Investors as a senior business development manager. Prior to Cooper Investors, Wu spent five ...

QSuper, Sunsuper unveil rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
QSuper and Sunsuper unveiled a new name ahead of their planned merger, set to finalise early next year. The combined $230 billion super fund will be known as Australian Retirement Trust. Sunsuper's 1.4 million members will become members of Australian ...

Kelly Partners acquires in NSW

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
Kelly Partners Group acquired a financial advice and accounting firm based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The unnamed wealth management firm is expected to generate between $910,000 and $1.3 million for its new owner. When the transaction finalises in ...

AvSuper hunts merger partner, launches EOI process

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
AvSuper today advised it has invited a select number of super funds to discuss a potential merger, having determined it would be in the best interests of members to do so. The launch of an Expression of Interest process comes after AvSuper's MySuper ...

Proposed reforms could simplify advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
Fresh proposals from the Australian Law Reform Commission aim to simplify several complex areas of financial advice legislation. The ALRC is proposing sweeping changes to financial services law, including changes that affect the advice industry, tabled ...

Government fails to prioritise $450 threshold

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
The last sitting day for parliament this year has come and gone without progressing legislation designed to make sure those earning less than $450 a month are paid super. Minister for superannuation, financial services, the digital economy and women's ...

Next Macquarie chair announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
Glenn Stevens has been appointed the next chair of Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank following the retirement of Peter Warne. Stevens' appointment and Warne's retirement as a voting director on both boards will be effective in May 2022, following the ...

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
State Street Global Advisors will roll out enhancements to four of its SPDR ETFs and, in the process, give Australian investors access to an ESG-focused global real estate ETF and reduced carbon emissions emerging markets ETF for the first time. From ...

Courtenay House director faces court for alleged fraud offences

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
ASIC brings criminal charges against former Courtenay House director and contractor for an alleged $196 million Ponzi scheme. Tony Iervasi and Athan Papoulias have today appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court charged with criminal offences for their ...