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SMSF platform makes $25m acquisition

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... will be transferred in shares, escrowed for two years. Deferred payments of up to $5 million are expected to be paid in April and October this year on successful integration. The acquisition will be funded partly by a $10 million debt facility and partly ...

Westpac appoints new chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... has appointed John McFarlane to the board as non-executive director and chair-elect, set to replace Lindsay Maxsted on 2 April 2020. McFarlane has over 44 years' experience in the financial services industry both in Australia and internationally ...

AustralianSuper ups admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
AustralianSuper will introduce a new fee for MySuper members from April 2020 to offset the impact of the Protecting Your Super changes. Effective April 1, AustralianSuper's members will start paying the 'Administration fee - Protecting Your ...

Chief economist update: Equity markets struck by coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... 'twas because the GFC has already done its damage to equity markets back in 2008/09, still the outbreak of the swine flu in April 2009 prompted horror headlines. For reference, the S&P 500 finished that year with a 23.5% gain. That time, news.com ...

MetLife appoints KPMG super director

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... director of superannuation advisory at KPMG is set to join MetLife in a newly created role. Wendy Tse will join MetLife in April as chief of staff and external affairs. She will advise MetLife's clients on regulatory and government affairs, as well as ...

Powerwrap finds new line of business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... it looks to expand its investment menu for alternatives. The new hedge fund additions are expected to go through around April. Powerwrap is working through the tech systems for the changes while the US parties are working through approvals from US's ...

Janus Henderson shuts down Aussie fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... the same time as Finegan's departure, but owing to a wave of redemptions. The initial date of termination was set for April 2019. "In Australia, due to the significant size of redemption requests for the Janus Henderson Global Emerging Markets Equity ...

Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... investors rushed to hedge their wealth against macro uncertainty. It's the precious metal's highest level since 2 April 2013 when it reached US$1604.3. Following the assassination on Friday it rallied 1.6%. The Perth Mint's senior investment ...

Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... Agency with an initial funding of A$2 billion - reducing the 2019/20 surplus from the initial estimate of A$7.1 billion (in April) to A$5 billion (in December) to even smaller than that with the Morrison government's new initiative and promise that ...

Consultation opens for design, distribution guidance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... consultation on draft guidance for the new design and distribution obligation laws, which are set to come into effect in April 2021. The regulator has proposed an approach to guidance for the legislation which it said is "principles-based" but also includes ...