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IOOF behind HUB24 buyout offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
IOOF Holdings is back in the acquisition game and has made a proposal to acquire all of the shares of HUB24. Both companies confirmed the move in statements to the Australian Securities Exchange and HUB24 placed its shares in a trading halt on Tuesday ...

New super Shadow Minister as PM acknowledges Labor's plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... Financial Services and Superannuation, Jim Chalmers, said he will build on Labor's proud record in superannuation and advance a "more resilient, fair and competitive financial system." Chalmers joined several first-term Labor members in promotions among ...

California pension giants must divest from coal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... mitigate the effects of climate change on our investments. CalPERS has a long history of constructively engaging companies to advance sustainable business practices. "CalPERS has been at the forefront of tackling climate change issues through policy ...

Holding pattern

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
It could be because of China's one-week hiatus or the Fed's decision to maintain policy settings where they are or the resurgence in equity and commodity markets or all of the above but it seems the times. they're not a-changin'. This, at least, could ...

Lonsec launches investment solutions division

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... investment committees with the appointment of an independent expert. Former head of investment strategy and research at Advance Asset Management, Felix Stephen, will join Lonsec's asset allocation and direct equities investment committees. The committee ...

Super fund boss: We're not IT companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
Ongoing technology challenges for superannuation funds and the wider financial services industry present an unclear business planning path but an opportunistic path nonetheless. UniSuper chair Chris Cuffe said technology was still a "blind spot" among ...

FEATURE: Inflation plus investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... are managing the need to provide a retirement income for members when they retire," chief investment officer and head of advance asset management Patrick Farrell says. "The overall target return is to get CPI+ for all of our super members," he explains. ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Noi, noi, noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
Another Monday, another sell, sell day. This time the media - social or otherwise - are calling the sharp drop in the Australian equities market yesterday a "Horror Monday". It wasn't as bloody as that "Bloody Monday", 24 August, when the benchmark ...

IOOF appoints head of best advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
IOOF has appointed an SFG Australia executive to the role of head of best advice, following media leaks that revealed misconduct within the advice research division. An IOOF spokesperson confirmed to Financial Standard that Paul Cullen will be IOOF's ...

UK govt tempts super funds with real estate projects

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
The UK government has enlisted a former Lord Mayor of London and property expert to pitch flagship real estate projects to Australian superannuation funds. Sir Michael Bear served in one of the world's oldest surviving elected roles from 2010 to 2011. ...