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Super fund names new portfolio manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... has worked for various investment management firms including Aegon (Edinburgh), Scottish Widows (Edinburgh), Maple Brown Abbott (Sydney) and Manulife (Hong Kong). He was most recently working as director at Silvermills Capital where he was an adviser ...

NowInfinity completes restructure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... boutique venture capital firm. The restructure also saw the formal exit of co-founder and director of NowInfinity, Grant Abbott. Abbott will continue to work with NowInfinity on SMSF platform activities. The restructure, which is intended to expand NowInfinity's ...

Global infrastructure outperforming equities and property

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Investment manager Maple-Brown Abbott says there's a clear benefit for investors in separating the investment decision between property and infrastructure in a portfolio. Releasing its latest investment research paper, Maple-Brown Abbott's global listed ...

AMP appoints two directors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... was also managing director of Promina Group and Tyndall Australia and has been a non-executive director of Maple-Brown Abbott and Alinta. The second appointment, Peter Varghese, was recently the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. ...

Maple-Brown Abbott fund gets ratings tick

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
The Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, distributed by Ironbark Asset Management, has recently received substantial support from several research houses, wealth groups and platforms. The GLI Fund was recently upgraded to 'Highly Recommended' ...

Energy Super hires three general managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... engagement, digital communication and strategic direction as part of a restructure at the $6 billion industry super fund. Michael Abbott, Phil McCarthy and David Beal have been appointed to the newly-created roles. New general manager of strategy Abbott ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... since 30 June 2015 which was up 16% or $50 billion through 2013-14. In June 2013, about the time of the election of the Abbott government, total commonwealth government debt (as measured by bond issues outstanding) was $257 billion - meaning government ...

We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... McAllister also called for women's budget statements to be reintroduced - something that was taken away by the Howard and Abbott governments. McAllister, who also chairs the Senate inquiry in to economic security for women in retirement, believes these ...

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... time - actual capex was falling around mid-single digits and expectations were dropping in the low teens - and oh, Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey were still Prime Minister and Federal Treasurer, respectively. But Gov Glenn did more since. The RBA cut interest ...

No change to super tax subsidy measure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... long argued that the TES significantly overestimates these costs in relation to superannuation and earlier this year the Abbott government agreed to hold an inquiry. The first public hearings were held in August although only 13 submissions were received. ...