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AustralianSuper consortium ups bid for Navitas

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... its directors intend to recommend unanimously the transaction to its shareholders after the exclusivity period ends on February 18, in absence of a superior proposal. "The BGH Consortium has indicated that the revised proposal represents its best and ...

Chief economist update: disUnited Kingdom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... has become an on-going fiasco that is Brexit. The former UK Prime Minister is the root and cause of all this when in February 2016, he announced the 23 June 2016 Brexit referendum, fresh from the Conservative Party's victory in the 7 May 2015 general ...

International equities rule Aussie ETFs: Vanguard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... $50 billion in assets. With Kenneth Hayne set to hand down his final report into misconduct in financial services on February 1, the fund manager is anticipating Hayne's recommendations to support increased use of ETFs.

Finalists unveiled for FS Investment Leadership Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... Investments are competing for the Investment Manager of the Year. This year's winners will be announced on Wednesday, 13 February at the Ivy in Sydney. How were the finalists decided? Rainmaker Information head of investment research John Dyall said ...

Chief economist update: Another year over, a new one begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... correction levels (China's Shanghai composite index is in a bear market) and global economic growth momentum peaked in February 2018 and has since then, slowed sharply. The volatility of 2018 has spilled over into this side of the New Year as equity ...

ASIC and Westpac court battle sees mixed outcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 JAN 2019
... years to the day ASIC first brought civil proceedings against the Westpac subsidiaries. The parties return to court on 7 February 2019. ASIC confirmed yesterday that it will review the decision. It originally alleged the Westpac subsidiaries breached ...

CRO departs corporate super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... corporate superannuation fund will link with Equity Trustees in the New Year. Owen Brailsford will join Equity Trustees in February 2019 as the firm's chief risk officer. He is leaving his post at TelstraSuper after more than four years in the role. ...

Ten stories that defined the Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... anti-hawking provisions up to 303,000 times - a significant increase from the 278,664 originally reported to the Commission. In February 2018, the insurer announced it would refund $1.5 million to thousands of customers as a result of poor sales practices ...

Financial Standard unwrapped: Our top stories in 2018

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... hadn't been dealt with by regulators. AMP divests life business After delaying a portfolio review it initially flagged in February to deal with the fallout from its Royal Commission appearance, AMP eventually decided to divest its life insurance ...

Shareholders put NAB board in the hot seat

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... annual leave from December 21, and will return to respond to the Royal Commission's final report to be released on 1 February 2019. He will then take a month-long break as part of his long-service leave entitlement. NAB shares traded at $23.61 per ...