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WAM Leaders, QV Equities to merge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
WAM Leaders (ASX: WLE) is set to acquire QV Equities (ASX: QVE), about six weeks on from the former's initial announcement. In January, WAM Leaders said it intended to make an off-market takeover bid for QV Equities; associated entities already own ...

SMSF scammers charged with criminal offences

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
A duo who allegedly defrauded self-managed super funds (SMSF) have been charged by the Melbourne Magistrates Court with a string of criminal offences. The charges follow an ASIC investigation into the activities of Joseph Cullia and Zoran Markovic ...

WAM Leaders to make bid for QV Equities

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
The investment company, managed by Wilson Asset Management, intends to make an off-market takeover bid for QV Equities Limited (QVL). The offer involves exchanging one share of WAM Leaders for every 1.4675 shares of QVE. Entities associated with WAM ...

JPMAM partners with NZ wealth firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) is joining forces with a New Zealand-based private wealth firm that has $28 billion of client funds under management. Craigs Investment Partners (CIP), a high-net-worth advisory firm that also provides investment ...

New chair named for Future Generation Global

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
Former Business Council of Australia leader Jennifer Westacott has been named the new chair of Future Generation Global (FGG). Westacott brings significant experience to the role, having worked as the chief executive of the Business Council of Australia ...

Bell FG announces leadership shakeup

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
Arnie Selvarajah and Dean Davenport will become the new co-chief executives of Bell Financial Group (BFG), while executive chair Alastair Provan retires. Selvarajah has been the chief executive of BFG group subsidiary, Third Party Platform (Bell Direct) ...

WAM launches unit trust, names RE

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
Wilson Asset Management (WAM) selected Equity Trustees (EQT) to be responsible entity for the Wilson Asset Management Leaders Fund. The fund is an actively managed investment portfolio, comprised of 45-80 large-cap companies listed predominately on ...

XV Capital plots expansion, fund launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
Sports investment firm XV Capital is planning a new sports tech fund and offices in the US and Europe, making a slew of appointments in support of the strategy. XV Capital was launched in 2020 by former Australian Rugby Union captain Stirling Mortlock ...

Ord Minnett welcomes head of private wealth

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
Former Olympic rower Frank Hegerty has been appointed Ord Minnett's head of private wealth. Aside from his past life as an Olympian, Hegerty boasts over 18 years' experience in the financial services industry, having held senior positions at NAB, Westpac ...

Senate inquiry to scrutinise proposed franking credit rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
A Senate Economics Committee inquiry will scrutinise the government's proposed changes to franking credits, which target share buybacks and capital raisings. In February, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones introduced ...