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Future Fund voted down Pinnacle equity grants

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... acquire the loan shares," the resolutions put to PNI shareholders in September, 2018 said. However, Future Fund's opposition to issue of shares to Macoun, Chambers and Whittingham wasn't fruitful. Over 87% of the votes supported the equity grant ...

Association names new chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
The Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association will welcome a new chief executive at the end of August. SAFAA chief executive Andrew Green announced his intention to step down at the association's recent annual conference. Succeeding him will ...

ISA condemned by union

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... renewables and battery technology." He claimed the report was produced without consulting key industry stakeholders. "Our opposition to nuclear dates back to the Second World War when our members witnessed first-hand the death and destruction that comes ...

Shock win leaves investors worse off

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... excess franking credit refunds. With polls and betting agencies convinced Labor would win, some began treating the opposition's key policy as "a done deal", according to SuperConcepts executive manager technical and strategic services Phil La Greca. ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... $200,000. This amplifies the notion the super system is always changing, Griffiths says. He notes not only has the opposition flagged several direct changes to super policy, but its other proposed measures - such as changes to capital gains tax -will ...

Chief economist update: S&P raises Duterte ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
Money talks, prayers walk. This appears to be the overriding theme in the upcoming May 13 mid-term elections in the Philippines where "foul-mouthed and murderous" president Rodrigo Duterte's preferred senatorial and congressional candidates lead ...

Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... Institute was pleased with the increased funding for ASIC and APRA, and said pushes from both the Government and the Opposition on governance matters were "good to see." Greg Goodsell, global equity strategist at 4D Infrastructure said infrastructure ...

APRA receives new super powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... memorandum shows. "For serious contraventions, amendments made by the Senate to this Schedule that were tabled by the Opposition allow for a Court to fine the trustee or director up to 2,400 penalty units," it read. A serious breach of directors' ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... Institute was pleased with the increased funding for ASIC and APRA, and said pushes from both the Government and the Opposition on governance matters were "good to see." "By boosting ASIC and APRA's ability to perform their functions more effectively ...

Budget 2019-20: Social media reacts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... black and back on track. https://t.co/7FEXCNAMKp pic.twitter.com/M6Dg2YfwBi - Liberal Party (@LiberalAus) April 2, 2019 Opposition Leader Bill Shorten was not impressed. After six years of cuts and chaos, the Liberals have no plan for the future. Just ...