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Perpetual confirms KKR acquisition talk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
Following media reports and a short trading halt, Perpetual this morning confirmed it is in exclusive discussions with KKR over the acquisition of its Corporate Trust and Wealth Management arms. Over the weekend, the AFR reported KKR is set to acquire ...

Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... they intend to meet any net-zero goals they define. "This has led to a lot of caution in market. We've seen media reports this week that two super funds - UniSuper and Active - have pulled parts of their climate and responsible investment reportage ...

RBA weighs controversial pre-election rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... biggest move upward in over 20 years. HSBC noted that either of these two moves would mean the next few weeks of local media reports and commentary on the economy would be dominated by interest rate news. As such, the other option the RBA has at its ...

'No easy answer' to ESG disclosures by super fund trustees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... about how their money is put to work. This is an unsurprising outcome when accounting for the myriad of critical media reports about Australia's unlegislated 2050 net zero carbon emissions target. Moreover, many superannuation companies' concerted advertising ...

Border rule-breaking former adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... Australia. In a statement to Financial Standard at the time of his conviction, the FBAA commented: "We are aware of the media reports around Mark Babbage and are undertaking an investigation. The FBAA upholds a high standard for membership, and the integrity ...

Capstone drops jailed adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... considering the issues in relation to Babbage's current authorisations. The FBAA commented: "We are aware of the media reports around Mark Babbage and are undertaking an investigation. The FBAA upholds a high standard for membership, and the integrity ...

EISS Super answers tough questions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... ceased any existing sponsorship deals. The fund's chief executive Alex Hutchinson stepped down following the media reports on spending and the YFYS test results. Hutchinson released a statement following his departure, in which he defended the fund's ...

More departures at EISS Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... departure of the fund's chief executive Alex Hutchison following failure of the inaugural APRA performance test and media reports of frivolous spending and poor culture at the fund. In the days that followed Hutchison defended his tenure, saying he is ...

NAB denies underpaying full-time workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... part-time only. "The issue raised by the FSU does not impact full time colleagues," NAB said in a statement, addressing media reports that the FSU is taking legal action against the bank in the Federal Court. "NAB has identified 3200 current and former ...

AMP chair faces shareholder ire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... the AFR on March 25 prior it was announced to the markets almost a week later. Hazelton said: "At the time of the media reports, we were in discussions with Francesco regarding the future direction of AMP. We were talking about how the size and shape ...
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