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CSC launches series of retirement options

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) has gone live with its retirement income strategy, unveiling a suite of retirement resources. The super fund said it's among the first to go beyond merely publishing information about what a strategy might ...

Perpetual names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Perpetual has named its new chief executive and managing director as Rob Adams steps down. Bernard Reilly assumes the top job, having exited Australian Retirement Trust (ART) as chief executive in February 2024. He spent two years at ART where he oversaw ...

Challenger pre-tax profit up 17%, raises dividend to 26.5c

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
Challenger reported a normalised net profit before tax (NPBT) increase of 17% to $608 million and raised its full-year dividend by 10% to 26.5 cents per share fully franked, in its FY24 results released today. The financial services group said its NPBT ...

Most Australians proactively retire: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
Two-thirds of Australians with guaranteed income streams are proactively retiring with fewer worries and are doing so to enjoy their twilight years, contrary to popular belief, a new study reveals. Research from Macquarie University's School of ...

FICAP RockStar raises over $100k for charity partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
An analyst at KPMG took out the top prize at the Finance Industry Community Aid Program's annual RockStar event, which raised more than $100,000 for charity. Performing at The Beresford in Sydney's Surry Hills last night, KPMG senior audit analyst ...

Challenger executive joins Bell FG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Bell Financial Group hired a former Challenger executive in the newly created role of group head of product. Having finished up at Challenger this month, Kate Ingwersen is now responsible for Bell FG's product innovation across subsidiaries Bell Potter ...

Fidante divests Merlon stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
Fidante Partners has offloaded its interest in Merlon Capital Partners to the latter's principals and investment team. The divestment of Fidante's minority interest took effect on July 12, with Merlon alerting investors that the multi-boutique arrangement ...

Pacific Current names acting chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
Pacific Current named a former Challenger executive to lead the multi-boutique in an interim capacity. Michael Clarke, who spent more than 10 years at Challenger, takes the top job at Pacific Current following the resignation of managing director, chief ...

Carlyle, Goldman Sachs give $1.6bn boost to Apex

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
Carlyle Group and Goldman Sachs will inject more than $1.66 billion into challenger administrator and custodian Apex Group to support its growth ambitions. The commitments have been made by Carlyle's global credit business and Goldman Sachs Private ...

NovaPort Capital team calls it a day

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
The team at small caps manager NovaPort Capital have decided to hang up their boots. A decision was made on May 13 to wind up the small cap Australian equity manager, Fidante told investors, saying the NovaPort team had made the call to close the business. ...