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Infrastructure a foundational portfolio asset class: IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... Investors Infrastructure Outlook. Although infrastructure has a proven track record as a standalone asset class in the Australian market, investors in the UK, US, Europe, and Asia still tend to categorise it as an alternative allocation. Nevertheless ...

Government promises transparent financial services regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... banking, credit, insurance, superannuation, investment, payments, and capital market entities. ASIC, APRA, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), and Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will all be part ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... such laws, saying a "Bill of Attainder against Employment Hero is because they will benefit from less choice and less competition". "Hostplus don't want this to happen because they're afraid their members might choose another fund. They benefit ...

Baby boomers turn to local private debt: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
According to new research by Foresight Analytics, Australian private debt has been an increasing mainstay for investors approaching retirement age. Foresight Analytics latest paper, titled Australian Debt Megatrends, stated that local private debt is ...

Vanguard Super hits $1bn, soft launches pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... that," he said. And while there's plenty happening in the superannuation and retirement spaces, including on the competition front with fellow indexer Betashares poised to make its entry following the acquisition of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's ...

ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... banking arm given the go-ahead. The decision to authorise the takeover was handed down this morning by the Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT), despite initially being blocked by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in August last ...

Mergers a boon for super member growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... growth in member numbers, according to new analysis from Perple - People Performance, underscored by mergers and stiff competition. Using APRA data of the 2022-23 financial year, Perple found that merger activities drove most of the movement in member ...

MSC Trustees acquires Certane Corporate Trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... Sargon ramped up its acquisition and expansion strategy when Insignia, or IOOF as it was known at the time, sold its Australian Executor Trustees (AET) corporate trust business for $51.6 million. That year, Sargon also acquired OneVue's trustee services ...

Government proposes framework for clearing and settlement services regulation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... mandates that the minister must consult and consider advice from financial regulators including ASIC, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The public consultation process for this exposure ...

Former UniSuper chief appointed to CSLR board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... accompanying O'Sullivan on the CSLR board is AFCA's Delia Rickard, she was previously deputy chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The finalisation of the board awaits the appointment of an independent chair by the government. ...
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