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Impact of dementia on estate planning efficacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... his behalf, as he had never had capacity to create his own will. "The court eventually approved a will that left the majority of the estate to the mother and siblings, with a small portion allocated to the father. Without the statutory will, the father ...

Macquarie listed equities chief departs after 28 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... impacted somewhat by the increasing strength of the US dollar. WTW also noted the rise of passive strategies: while the majority (78.4%) of assets are still managed actively, passive is gradually increasing its share of the market.

SSGA dismisses ETF bubble concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... different liquidity characteristics of the issuance market and the exchange. "That's actually not the case. The vast majority of ETF trades that happen on exchanges in US markets do not result in a creation or redemption with the fund. Risk is transferred ...

gigSuper reaches out to self-employed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... Stanhope and Martin Batur say they're out to solve the "dirty little secret of the self-employed", namely that the vast majority of them don't voluntarily contribute to superannuation. "Seventy-five per cent of self-employed [Australians] are not currently ...

CBA avoids board spill

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
CBA avoided a board spill after the majority of shareholders voted in favour of the remuneration report that was overhauled hot on the heels of AUSTRAC alleging the bank breached anti-money laundering laws. About 92% of shareholders approved the remuneration ...

Xero founder sells $94.5m in shares to fund philanthropy

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... co-founder Peter Thiel back in April. Thiel, who became Facebook's first outside investor in 2004, broke rank with the majority of Silicon Valley by supporting Donald Trump during the 2016 US Presidential election. Thiel was later appointed to then President-elect ...

Super funds driving PE growth: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... billion. Over a third (37%) of the private equity capital raised came from superannuation and pension funds, albeit the majority (90%) of inflows originated from Australian funds, followed by fund-of-funds (21%) and sovereign funds (19%). Venture capital ...

Males dominate ASX200 top job

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... eight years with the company on average. Only 5% are the original founders of the company. In terms of longevity, the majority (61%) of chief executives have been in the role for less than five years, while one in four (26%) have led the company between ...

Financial services industry welcomes 'Yes' result

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... (7,817,247 people) voted Yes to change the law, while 38.4% (4,873,987 people) voted No. All states and territories returned a majority Yes result; 58% of NSW voted Yes, 61% of Queensland voted Yes, 62% of South Australia voted Yes, 65% of Victoria voted ...

Government launches emerging market impact investment fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... with their values, those already investing their money responsibly are enjoying strong financial performance." "The vast majority of Australians want superannuation invested responsibly, such as through investing in companies that build clean energy ...