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New AMP Australia chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
AMP has appointed a new chief executive for the AMP Australia business, replacing Alex Wade who exited suddenly. Former Sunsuper chief executive Scott Hartley will take over from Blair Vernon, who has been acting in the position since Wade's sudden ...

UniSuper wins in court judgement on board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... and non-academic staff" while NTEU represents "academic staff and general/professional staff". UniSuper was formed by the merger of Tertiary Education Superannuation Scheme (TESS) and Superannuation Scheme for Australian Universities (SSAU) via a successor ...

US regulator, states sue Facebook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... even better. And we did," Newstead said. The lawsuit risks sowing doubt and uncertainty about the US government's own merger review process and whether acquiring businesses can actually rely on the outcomes of the legal process, she added. "It would ...

WA Super trio launches boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... investment officer Chris West and two others have launched a new investment consultancy, following the completion of its merger with Aware Super. Context Capital will provide investment advice to advice businesses, wealth firms and family offices, and ...

Aware Super completes WA Super merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
The industry superannuation fund has completed its merger with WA Super initiated earlier this year and now has $135 billion in assets and one million members. The merger gives Aware Super 60,000 members in Western Australia. The smaller fund's ...

Former Cbus chief takes prime role at AMP Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... the chief executive of Emergency Services and State Super (ESSS Super) and Just Super (now Media Super, and considering a merger with Cbus ). He joins AMP Capital at a time when it faces a cultural fallout from harassment claims against executive Boe ...

S&P to buy competitor for $60bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... data and analytics provider IHS Markit, with the two merging by 2021 end. S&P and IHS Markit have entered a definitive merger agreement that is unanimously approved by both their boards and are expecting a close in 2021's second half subject to Antitrust ...

HESTA partners with Australian Unity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... pursue a range of opportunities including growth opportunities within the business. "The use of proceeds may also extend to merger and acquisition opportunities across our business platforms - to increase investment in social infrastructure and to help ...

Rice Warner hires former First State deputy chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
First State Super's former deputy chief executive Graeme Arnott is joining Rice Warner as a senior consultant, after leaving the super fund in July. Arnott will join Rice Warner's superannuation team in Sydney. His focus will be on client solutions ...

Praemium board bungle

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... directors, stood down, with the former chief executive of Bennelong Wealth Partners having led the company since 2018. The merger of the platform providers will create the second largest independent specialised platform provider with combined funds under ...