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Netflix-style shopping for funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... different because participants can help set the agenda of the discussion," Hirst said. "The closest we have to [Forum 360] is BHP Live." Hirst worked in investor relations in the US for Macquarie's hedge funds. Along with his co-founder, Hirst is ...

Royal Commission to suppress bank stocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... Shareholders' Association show retail investors highly favour the big four banks above other major blue-chip stocks like BHP, Telstra and IAG. For example, more than half (53%) of shareholders in CBA were mum and dad investors as at March 2018. Hyperion ...

UniSuper awards fixed income mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... treasury bond or sell a German 10-year bund," he said. "If you go to a barbecue in Australia, the chat will be if you should buy BHP shares or CBA." The boutique's initial strategy has focused on high-grade sovereign bonds backed by governments with ...

MLC admin error hits superannuation DB members

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... the time was worth $70 billion in funds under management. Plum is home to a number of corporate super plans, which include BHP Billiton and RACV.

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... maintain a zero tax rate on earnings by moving savings out of super." Grattan Institute is funded from an endowment fund to which BHP Billiton, NAB, Myer Foundation and Federal and Victorian Governments have donated. The Institute's board controls ...

Aussie companies drop dividends

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... Aussie dollar further tightened the already slim payouts. There was much better news from the ASX's oil and mining sectors. BHP Billiton upped its payouts by two thirds while Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum also increased per share dividend by a fifth. ...

Merger to create $885m LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... regular income stream of fully franked dividends. Its top holdings include the four major banks, Macquarie, AMP, Amcor, QBE, BHP and Woolworths. Since its 2004 inception, it returned 11.3%, beating its benchmark by 2.2%. WLE, which has a similar mandate ...

Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... adjust the asset test to restore coherent savings incentives. Grattan Institute is funded from an endowment fund to which BHP Billiton, NAB, Myer Foundation and Federal and Victorian Governments have donated. The Institute's board controls the endowment ...

SMSFs seek offshore diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... $262,000. The most commonly held investments by SMSFs as at June 2018 were Westpac; Commonwealth Bank; Magellan Global Fund; BHP Billiton; ANZ; NAB; Platinum International Fund; CLS; Wesfarmers; and Telstra. SuperConcepts surveyed 2600 SMSFs, representing ...

Super fund welcomes industry veteran to trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... Economics and Social Research and the Australian Office of Financial Management. During her executive career, she worked with RBA, BHP and Contango Asset Management. State Super chair Nicholas Johnson said: "I have no doubt that Ms Austin will provide ...