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GAM, Liontrust in merger talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
Fund manager GAM has confirmed it is talks with UK asset manager Liontrust Asset Management over a potential sale. In a short announcement to shareholders, GAM added that it is also in similar discussions with others. It said it is "working tirelessly ...

Soul Patts gives $200m to Pengana offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
Pengana Capital Group (Pengana) and major shareholder Washington H. Soul Pattinson (WHSP) have joined forces to launch a new global credit offering to Australian investors. Already, WHSP has poured $200 million of seed funding into the portfolio, which ...

Illegal early release of super sees director banned

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
Gold Coast director Darren Edden-Brown has been banned by ASIC for eight years for promoting and assisting in the illegal release of superannuation. The corporate regulator found that while sole director of home buying firm Enigma, Edden-Brown had wrongfully ...

Brighter Super forges ahead with SFT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
Brighter Super has provided an update about its pending merger with Suncorp's superannuation business, which will officially occur on June 1. Suncorp Super or the SPSL Master Trust members will be transferred to Brighter Super and see their account ...

ASIC warns super funds on member communication failure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
Superannuation funds that fail the performance test downplay their results and obfuscate members from understanding critical information, according to the corporate regulator. ASIC has criticised super funds that failed the performance test two years ...

Mercer names strategic relationships lead

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
Former BT head of investment specialists John Allmey is now Mercer's strategic relationship leader within the investment business. Allmey, based in Sydney, reports to Mercer Pacific head of wealth management Luke Fitzgerald. The appointment follows ...

Franking credit changes could backfire: SMSF Association

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
The SMSF Association is concerned over proposed laws that will impact franking credits for distributions funded by capital raisings. In a submission to the Senate Economics Committee, due to report on May 26, the SMSF Association said that amendments ...

Top rated superannuation products in Australia revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
Rainmaker Information's assessment of superannuation products shows that 56 super funds boast at least one AAA-rated product, down from 66 last year. Rainmaker's AAA Quality Rating evaluates superannuation products on performance, costs, insurance ...

Mercer Super names key executives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
Following the merger with BT Super, Mercer Super has a new chief investment officer and a personal super and member experience lead. Corrin Collocott has been named chief investment officer, Mercer Super and Multi-Sector. He will also play a deputy ...

Jones releases Your Future, Your Super review outcomes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The federal government has released the outcomes of its review into the Your Future, Your Super laws, flagging among many findings, that it will "fine-tune" the performance test and extend the performance period to 10 years. Starting with the highly ...