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Soul Patts merges to create new $14bn company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
Washington H. Soul Pattinson (Soul Patts) and diversified industrial group Brickworks have signed a binding merger agreement to create a new $14 billion ASX-listed company, TopCo. Under the proposed merger, TopCo will acquire all shares in Soul Patts ...

AMP launches superannuation feature to boost retirement income

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... AMP Allocated Pension, further boosting retirement income and improving quality of life in their earlier active years. AMP group executive of superannuation and investments Melinda Howes said the feature is a smart and efficient way for members to get ...

Iress completes sale of super business

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
Iress has today completed the sale of its superannuation business to Apex Group. Apex Group purchased the super business for $40 million cash and additional payments of up to $20 million over 12 months subject to agreed revenue milestones. The terms ...

Allan Gray exposes 'hateful eight' bubble threat

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... market is dangerously concentrated, with the 'Hateful Eight' companies - the big four banks, Macquarie, Wesfarmers, Goodman Group, and Aristocrat - racking up 85% of last year's returns despite representing just 28% of total market capitalisation. Mawhinney ...

Regal Partners charts US expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... targeting the launch of a multi-strategy income fund, which will draw on the Credit & Royalties capabilities across the group. We expect high demand for such a product, given demographic changes, the phasing out of bank hybrids and the federal government's ...

Life insurers report another profitable quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... business level, made $1.1 billion in revenues in the March quarter, holding steady on a quarterly basis and year on year. Group disability income insurance made $697 million in revenues for the period. Meanwhile, group lump sum risk made $1.4 billion ...

Aware Super recruits Marsh McLennan risk specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... rectification of issues," Aware Super said. Her career spans two decades in financial services, including eight years as group executive of risk and compliance at Hostplus before joining Marsh McLennan in early 2023. She departed the group in September ...

GAM nabs Janus Henderson equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... as investment director, alongside investment managers Jamie Ross and David Barker, all formerly of Janus Henderson. GAM group chief executive Elmar Zumbuehl said the appointments significantly strengthen the firm's specialist active equity offering. ...

BlackRock hires Housing Australia treasury chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... Committee and serving as deputy chair of the NSW Sustainability Bond Committee. She also chaired the Climate Risk Steering Group from 2019 to 2022, establishing governance frameworks for climate-related financial risk management across NSW government ...

Aware Super beefs up sustainability team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... an ESG consultant with MSCI and Urban Systems Advisory at AECOM, the infrastructure consulting firm. A technical expert group advisor to the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia's certification program and policy advocacy working group ...