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Cbus taps ex-AustralianSuper equities chief for 'critical role'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
Cbus has appointed a former AustralianSuper equities chief to serve as its head of portfolio construction. Justin Pascoe, who joined AustralianSuper as a senior portfolio manager in June 2019 before being promoted in August 2021, will take on the "critical ...

Brookfield expands $1bn student accommodation portfolio

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
Brookfield has acquired a 50% stake in Journal Student Living, an extension of a joint venture formed with integrated property business Citiplan in late 2021. The collaboration saw the two parties acquire a PBSA development site on Grattan Street opposite ...

BNP Paribas in talks to buy AXA Investment Managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
AXA is at the pointy end of discussions with BNP Paribas to offload its asset management business for $8.5 billion. AXA Investment Managers has been part of the AXA Group for 25 years and, in that time, has grown to house some $1.4 trillion (€850 ...

Court rejects former fund manager's appeal

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
A former fund manager who went to jail for misappropriating client funds had an appeal quashed. The Queensland Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by Roger Munro against his conviction on three counts of fraud. Munro was sentenced to four and ...

The four Ds to watch in the decades to come: La Trobe

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
There are four key themes that will drive investment outcomes over the next generation, says La Trobe Financial's Michael Watson. Speaking at the Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) regional roadshow in Terrigal this morning, Watson outlined the four themes ...

Cbus unleashes raft of fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
Cbus has dropped its administration fee from $1.50 per week to $1 per week from September 28, saving members $26 per year. The total administration fees are made up of a weekly and percentage fee, so while the weekly fee has changed the percentage fee ...

Trend among young Aussies highlights need for affordable advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has released new research highlighting that young Australians are increasingly relying on social media for financial advice. ASFA said a major concern with this trend is the growing risk of ...

Sequoia chief reappointed, hunt for successor kicks off

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
Sequoia Financial Group chief executive Garry Crole has accepted a fixed-term contract that will see him extend his tenure to June 2026, but succession planning efforts are afoot. This fulfills the promise made in a company presentation to investors ...

ASIC to launch new criminal investigation team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released its final report on equity market integrity in Australia. ASIC said it will be establishing a dedicated criminal investigation team to swiftly progress insider trading investigations ...

AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
AustralianSuper and HESTA have taken a majority stake in a new housing company that seeks to provide institutional investors stable, long-term returns through large-scale housing investments across Australia. The new company, backed by the industry ...