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Blackstone agrees $8.9bn deal with Crown

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
Crown has accepted Blackstone's latest takeover bid for the Australian casino giant, totalling $8.9 billion. The US private equity firm is offering $13.10 cash per Crown share, which is around 11% higher than its initial approach for the company ...

Zerocap unveils new bitcoin fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
Cypto asset investment platform Zerocap has launched a new fund, Zerocap Smart Beta Bitcoin, with the aim of effectively managing and reducing Bitcoin's high volatility and price swings. The objective of Smart Beta Bitcoin is to reduce and balance risk ...

Inflation hitting retiree budgets: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
Australian retirees' budgets are under threat by the rise of everyday living expenses, according to findings from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA's Retirement Standard for the December 2021 quarter indicates ...

Munro launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
Munro Partners and GSFM have launched the Munro Concentrated Global Growth Fund on the ASX, under ticker code MCGG. MCCG.ASX has a management fee of 0.70% per annum of the net asset value of the fund. It aims to maximise long term capital appreciation ...

Westpac shuffles executives

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
Westpac Group announced a restructure and shuffling of its executive lineup, in a move to reduce costs and simplify the bank. Westpac is creating a smaller head office and reducing the size of corporate functions by 20% as part of a larger plan to reduce ...

Macquarie AM reveals outlook for 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
Macquarie Asset Management has revealed the key themes set to shape the investment landscape and performance of key asset classes in 2022. The report, titled Outlook 22, reflects on the significant changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, and ...

Munro launches fund on ASX

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
Munro Partners and GSFM have launched the Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund on the ASX under ticker MCCL. It is the second ASX quoted fund launched by Munro and GSFM. It is an actively managed fund investing primarily in a concentrated long only portfolio ...

VGI Partners confirms merger talks

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
VGI Partners quelled media speculation and confirmed that it could potentially merge with another fund manager. ASX-listed VGI Partners said Regal Funds Management is one of many parties it is engaging with for a potential merger. "VGI is aware of its ...

Retirement Income Covenant hits parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
The Retirement Income Covenant's introduction to parliament yesterday has been welcomed by major industry bodies. The Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other Measures Bill 2021 currently sits before the house, containing the ...

E&P Financial Group director steps down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
E&P Financial Group bid farewell to an independent non-executive director and appointed its chief executive as managing director. Kevin McCann joined the board in 2020 and was lead independent director, chair of the people, nomination and remuneration ...