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MetLife restructures US and UK operations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
Global life insurer MetLife will cease to write individual insurance policies in the United States, having established a new firm to house its domestic retail life and annuity insurance divisions. MetLife received final regulatory approval from the ...

Family office takes asset manager stake to $55m

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
A prominent Australian family office entered into a placement with an ASX-listed asset manager, bringing its total investment to $55 million. The Lederer Group, founded by Primo Group chief executive Paul Lederer, made the placement agreement with Centuria ...

Location, location, location: the key to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... Spending Profiles report demonstrates that Canberra residents have the highest annual spend at $38,923, compared to Tasmanian metro residents who are spending just $28,816. The median spend across Australia for the median retiree sits at $31,086. In ...

Centuria consolidates funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
Two of Centuria's listed property trusts will merge to create a $600 million fund aiming to be "the largest metropolitan office-focused REIT on the ASX." Centuria Metropolitan REIT (ASX: CMA) invests in office and industrial real estate at valued at ...

First State Super appoints CFO

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
Profit-to-member superannuation fund First State Super is expanding its executive team with the appointment of a chief financial officer. Tim Elliott, previously the chief operating officer and chief financial officer at StatePlus, has taken up the ...

Infrastructure receives $75 billion boost

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
The Federal Government is looking to the private sector to help deliver "more innovative ways" to boost infrastructure funding. Delivering the 2017 Federal Budget, Treasurer Scott Morrison said the Government is expanding into equity and debt financing ...

Pension fund eyes Fairfax Media

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... indication of interest to purchase a refined Fairfax known as Domain Co. It would comprise Fairfax's Domain, Australian Metro Media, events and digital ventures (excluding Stan). The Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan is one of Canada's largest institutional ...

Suncorp vet joins Westpac subsidiary

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund, RSCPA Queensland and the YET Foundation. She has previously been a director at GPT Metro Office Fund, Sunsuper and Australian Ethical, and spent seven years at Suncorp as manager, equities. "The Hastings' directors ...

Investec snaps up NSW properties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
The Investec Australia Property Fund increased its exposure to New South Wales with the acquisition of three properties. For a combined total of $160 million, the property firm has purchased 2 Richardson Road, North Ryde, and 20 and 24 Rodborough Road ...

Metro property markets continue reliable income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... Metropolitan REIT (CMA) trust manager Nicholas Blake told Financial Standard that several underlying property fundamentals in metro markets continue to remain strong, including real rental growth and tenancy rates. Earlier this week CMA sold its Lane ...