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SMSF platform makes $25m acquisition

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... technology leader. Class will acquire all of the shares in corporate compliance and documentation platform NowInfinity by 1 February 2020, with the transaction set to be EPS accretive in FY21. In addition to a $10 million upfront cash payment, $10 million ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus has gone viral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... Jonathan Read, of Lancaster University, and colleagues provisionally calculate that the tally could exceed 190,000 by February 4." For sure, there would be more cases of infections and deaths given the virus' reproduction rate the longer it remains ...

VFMC hires investment stewardship lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... appointment of a new head of investment stewardship, formerly of UniSuper. Talieh Williams will take on her new role effective February 3. Williams previously work at UniSuper as manager of governance and sustainable investment between 2008 and 2019. ...

Chief economist update: Strength in jobs downs RBA rate cut expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... no longer cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points - to 0.5% - when it holds its first board meeting for 2020 on February 4. No Virginia, I didn't say that, it's derived from changed expectations with markets pricing in only a 24% chance ...

Aussie stocks burnt in blaze

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... spending," UBS said. UBS also argued the bushfire crisis has increased the likelihood of a further RBA interest rate cut in February this year. It expects the RBA to cut rates by 25 bps.

Fintech appoints former super fund chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... forward to them joining the Iress board of directors." Vonhoff and Dwyer will begin working with the software company from February 1 this year. It comes after Iress' AGM in May last year promised investors a renewal of the Board and succession proce ...

Government opens BEAR extension consultation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... intending to consult on timeframes as part of the consultation on the exposure draft legislation. Consultation is open until February 14.

Preqin opens Australian office

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... Venture Capital Association or AVCAL). It does not rate funds. Preqin's Sydney office is expected to commence in early February. The company has relocated Reuben Collins from Singapore to lead the sales of its platform to Australian superannuation ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... excellence across subsectors of some classes. The awards will be presented at a cocktail event at the Ivy Sunroom in Sydney on February 18. See below for the full list of finalists for 2020. INVESTMENT MANAGER OF THE YEAR BlackRock Investment Management ...

Industry fund names new investment chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... appointed in November 2017 as general manager, investments from Frontier Advisors. McQueen will take over from Zhang on February 21, having left LUCRF in December 2019 as part of a restructure. Prior to LUCRF, McQueen was manager, investments at Kinetic ...