Category: Financial Services

The tiff between the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and the corporate regulator over their communications with each other (or lack thereof) went up a notch on Wednesday. ASIC chair Joe…

The country’s largest superannuation fund is resisting the temptation to pull money out of the United States sharemarket in favour of European stocks, warning the Continent will suffer the most from President…

Virgin Australia will be “simpler”, “more focused” and “more balanced” should it return to the ASX boards after nearly five years in private equity hands, and will be more disciplined in how…

A preferred bidder is set to be anointed at Aveo. Street Talk can reveal Brookfield’s sellside advisers are calling for best-and-final offers (BAFO) for the $3 billion-odd retirement living operator by the…

Citi head of Australian energy and utilities sector coverage James Byrne has called time on a decade-long on-and-off career with the Wall Street investment bank. James Byrne, head of energy research, Citi…

A Sydney-based fintech is seeking to pull back the curtain on the identity of public company institutional shareholders and has secured the backing of seasoned dealmaker Pacific Equity Partners managing director Cameron…

ANZ’s new era is about to begin. Incoming boss Nuno Matos has secured an early release from HSBC and will start on May 12. What can investors expect? They are still waiting…

Crescent Capital Partners is calling time on its investment in Emapta, hiring bankers to help it find a buyer for its stake. Street Talk understands Michael Alscher’s $4 billion private equity shop…

Former Goldman ECM boss Aaron Lamshed finds a new home

In the same month that Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Mary Delahunty called ASIC’s criticism of the super sector’s governance an “overreach”, she’s now chucked a U-turn at record…