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FASEA reveals exam dates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... exams will be held for new entrants and existing advisers between June 20 and June 24 across nine locations; Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Townsville, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and Hobart. Following June's exams, current advisers will have a further ...

Super fund awards $50m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... invest in the trust, which was launched in 2016. Three of its assets are East Block and 42 Macquarie Street (both in Canberra) and 95 North Quay (Brisbane). As a result of Tasplan's commitment, CEFC has pledged a further $25 million to the trust. EG ...

Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... she was alongside Prime Minister John Howard as he announced the sale of then government-owned Telstra. After she left Canberra, Coonan built a portfolio of board directorships at many large companies. And now she chairs the board of the Australian Financial ...

Grandfathered commissions ban unconstitutional: Association

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... with the cost of the action and to "fight for our and our clients rights". "This action will send a clear message to Canberra that the advice community has had enough of unfair treatment and we are prepared to fight against injustice," Johnston said. ...

AXA IM acquires three Sydney hotels

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
AXA Investment Managers' real assets business has bought three hotels in Sydney's Olympic Park and one in Canberra's CBD as part of a $330 million acquisition. Novotel, Ibis and Pullman sit close to each other at Olympic Park which is home to ANZ Stadium ...

CAER sold to global service provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... specialises in governance and responsible investment. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced its acquisition of the Canberra-based Centre for Australian Ethical Research (CAER) this morning. CAER - whose clients also include institutional ...

Industry funds wary of stapling default members

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... yesterday to brief local ISA members on the Royal Commission and Productivity Commission's recommendations, while in Canberra the Senate pored over the Protecting Your Super Bill from last year's budget. The Senate last evening passed legislation to ...

Primary digs heels on Aurora fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... This is despite Aurora's refusal to acknowledge the validity of Tuesday's vote. On Tuesday at a meeting held in Canberra, unitholders of the fund voted to replace Aurora Funds Management as the responsible entity with Primary Securities. Primary ...

Investors rage coup against Aurora

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... backed by some investors of the fund (ASX: ABW) that hold a share greater than 5%. At a meeting convened by Primary in Canberra on Tuesday, the fund's investors voted to replace Aurora Funds Management as the responsible entity and to appoint Prime Securities ...

Sydney residential property slumps

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... returns. The best performing housing markets in 2018 were Hobart, where values rose 8.7% and total returns were 14.3%; and Canberra where dwellings picked up 3.3% in value and 8% in total return. CoreLogic head of research Tim Lawless said the housing ...