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Aware Super hires head of corporate development

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... Investor division, including Vanguard Super. Stevens brings extensive experience in the superannuation space, and with mergers, having previously been chief executive of AustSafe Super for nearly 13 years. AustSafe merged with Sunsuper in 2019 and Stevens ...

'Just do what you say you'll do': ASIC's message to trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... said. "Regardless, trustees have their obligations to meet. So, if you're going to have the scale in terms of the mergers, the size and the growth, then you need to have the right risk management, right systems, invest in the capabilities to meet ...

OpenMarkets brings on corporate advisory firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... markets transactions, including IPOs rights issues and placements, as well as private capital raisings. It also advises on mergers and acquisitions, schemes of arrangements, and management buyouts. Under the agreement, Rawson Lewis will operate as a ...

OneSuper to take on more super products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
... of about 32,000 members. In explaining to members of the various products, Diversa said: "APRA is actively encouraging mergers between superannuation funds, where the merger is considered to be in the best financial interests of members." "Mergers result ...

Perennial launches new investment fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... of private capital," Lyons said. "On the other hand, we have seen a marked increase in corporate activity (takeovers, mergers and IPOs) in both domestic and offshore public markets since the start of the year." Lyons said there were 93 M&A transactions ...

Adviser numbers plateau

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... Eureka Whittaker Macnaught (EWM) and Blue Harbour Financial Partners recently announced their merger. Last year, major mergers and acquisitions included Insignia Financial selling Millennium3 to ASX-listed WT Financial Group (WTL) with a total of 75 ...

Government introduces company merger overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... Treasurer Jim Chalmers and assistant minister for competition, charities, and treasury Andrew Leigh jointly stated that mergers will be approved to proceed within 30 working days, where the regulator decides that they don't raise any competition concerns. ...

Deloitte eyes more mergers and product innovation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
Superannuation funds will be focused on ongoing merger activity and strengthening retirement strategies and product solutions in the next few years, according to Deloitte's Dynamics of the Australian Superannuation System report. The report forecasted ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... platforms will be those that see a path to profitability while complying with regulation," Dunn said. "We also expect mergers between multiple platforms within the same financial services group. There will be pressure to close sub-scale platforms where ...

Australian Retirement Trust completes Alcoa merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... and approximately $2.1 billion in funds under management, became part of Australian Retirement Trust," Woodall said. "Mergers like this are part of our fund's well-considered strategy to grow Australian Retirement Trust in a way that benefits our more ...