MERGER

Life/Risk

Legislation surrounding the regulation of claims handling may have insurers and related parties look to fall under a single Australian Financial Services License to ease ...

People & Products

The man who was once chief executive of Sunsuper, Don Luke, has now been appointed as chair of QSuper at the same time it is in merger discussion with Sunsuper....

Superannuation

Senator Jane Hume has sought to dispel myths and excuses trustees have used to avoid merging....

Superannuation

The industry super funds have completed their merger, combining Hostplus’ 1.2 million members and $45 billion funds under management with Club Super’s 22,000 members and ...

Life/Risk

Newly-merged MBS Insurance and Complete Risk Analysis see potential for growth in the life/risk space despite the challenges....

Financial planning

AMP Limited has announced key senior leadership changes which have followed the decision to bring together its banking and Australian wealth management business units int...

Financial planning

The firm looks to ensure all member firms fit into the “CountPlus family photograph”....

Financial planning

Risk advice businesses MBS Insurance and Complete Risk Analysis have merged as they enter a ‘new era for professional advice’, creating one of the industry’s largest risk...

Superannuation

Hospitality industry funds Hostplus and Club Super have announced merger discussions....

People & Products

Over 90 per cent of members of both Regional Australia Bank and Holiday Coast Credit Union have voted in favour of merging....

Superannuation

Amid market speculation that Catholic Super has found two funds with which to merge, its chief executive, David O’Sullivan, has reaffirmed the fund’s broad merger intenti...

People & Products

Retail property group, Vicinity, has restructured its executive committee effective immediately....

People & Products

Money Management owner FE has teamed up with fundinfo and the Luxembourg-based F2C, marking the completion of an investment by tech investor Hg....

Funds management

Century Australia Investments and WAM Leaders have entered into an agreement under which WAM leaders will acquire 100 per cent of Century’s shares....

Funds management

Folkestone has advised that Charter Hall has completed its acquisition, following the implementation of schemes of arrangement between Folkestone and its shareholders....

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