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Ninety One launches net zero index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... zero commitments from institutional investors, nations and companies. The Net Zero Sovereign Index will provide sovereign debt investors with an independently verified assessment of the alignment of sovereign bonds with the Paris agreement. It comes ...

Unpaid super tops $5bn per year: ISA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... $1700 in superannuation each year, ISA said, amounting to $60,000 less in retirement. In the last six years, the unpaid super debt has climbed to $28.8 billion. It's as a result of many employers only paying superannuation guarantee contributions on ...

Taxpayer Bill of Rights recommended

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue has recommended that the Australian Tax Office develop a Bill of Rights for taxpayers. The committee made 19 recommendations in response to the Commissioner of Taxation's Annual ...

U Ethical hires fixed income PM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... in quantitative analysis and funds management, specialising in Australian fixed income, global credit and global sovereign debt strategies. Prior to her five years at Omega Global Investors, Lin was a performance analyst at NAB, conducting risk-return ...

CountPlus to acquire Challenger SMSF business

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... after finalising terms to acquire Accurium from Challenger. CountPlus will pay $9 million for Accurium made up of cash and a debt facility. It will hold an 85% shareholding with the remaining 15% will be held by Accurium's key management team. Accurium ...

Suncorp names chief risk officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... growth and international expansion in a heavily regulated context. She was a solicitor at Deutsche Bank on the distressed debt desk, after starting her career in Australia as a solicitor at Corrs Chambers Westgarth. "Bridget brings expertise across regulatory ...

Mainstream shareholders vote in favour of Apex

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... Apex's offer includes an enterprise value for Mainstream of around $415 million, including transactions costs and net debt and is equivalent to 36x EBITDA guidance. It follows an intense bidding war set off by Apex making a superior offer to SS&C's ...

Perpetual acquires Laminar Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
Perpetual has acquired Laminar Capital, a specialist debt markets and advisory business with funds under management and advice of $8 billion. In addition to its debt markets and advisory business, Laminar has a specialist fixed income digital platform ...

Aussies stick with DIY advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
The majority of Australians continue to control their finances rather than seek the help of a professional adviser, new research suggests. The survey of 2005 respondents canvassed by the Financial Planning Association of Australia's annual Money & Life ...

Lending curbs to impact housing market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... as tight as we've ever seen them." RiskWise chief executive Doron Peleg added that regulators are likely to aim to reduce debt-to-income ratios. "There has been some low deposit lending through the first homebuyer stimulus and boom, but that's now largely ...