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ISPT to offload retail, office properties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... building. An assessment of ISPT's $17.7 billion Core Fund identified five assets that do not align "with the desired scale and sector allocation goals of the fund," ISPT said. As such, ISPT is to commence the sale process of four retail centres - ...

AustralianSuper merges real assets functions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... recognition of the "increasingly close relationship between the two asset classes, the need to drive global economies of scale, and harness complimentary expertise across the real assets value chain." It added that it is also in support of a strategy ...

Vista acquires second practice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... support staff. Vista managing director Tyson Roberts told Financial Standard that the group is on a journey that seeks to scale. "When looking at acquisitions and hiring people to join the firm, we are after a blend of three things: Capability, capacity ...

Allianz Retire+ welcomes head of technical services

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... team." Just last week, Allianz Retire+ unveiled its Group Retirement Solutions capability, enabling superannuation funds to scale and deliver tailored retirement income solutions. The retirement solutions provider said its new capability addresses guaranteed ...

Housing crisis costing Australia $64bn: Aware

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... involving all levels of government, would create a strong foundation and allow institutional investors like Aware Super to scale up their ambitions to provide affordable housing for more Australians. "If we want to break down, brick by brick, those obstacles ...

Allianz Retire+ launches retirement solution for super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
Allianz Retire+ has unveiled its Group Retirement Solutions capability, enabling superannuation funds to scale and deliver tailored retirement income solutions. The retirement solutions provider said its new capability addresses guaranteed income innovations ...

Platform fees, poor resourcing a red flag for regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... due to surges in service demands and retail investor activities." She said firms' resources should be "commensurate to the scale and nature of [your] business operations at all times." Combined, platforms in the UK are home to about $1.5 trillion of ...

Betashares carves slice of superannuation pie

CHLOE WALKER, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... Adelaide Bank undertook a sales process for the super business, in which it was determined that Betashares had the "investment scale, expertise and commitment to customer service that will best serve its fund members into the future." "Betashares was ...

Qantas Super confirms merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
Having reviewed its current scale and potential for growth, the $8.4 billion superannuation fund has confirmed it intends to explore merger options. Following speculation last week, Qantas Super said the board has reviewed the fund's size, growth ...

Count to take over Diverger

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... of these highly complementary businesses will create a leading financial services provider with substantial increases in scale across Count's existing Wealth, Accounting and Services divisions," the two firms said. Count chief executive Hugh Humphrey ...