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Unitholders ask ASIC/NSX to ban cap raising

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... unitholders are part of, said they believe the planned capital raising is in breach of the Corporations Act, the Scheme Constitution, NSX Listing Rules and not in the interests of Unitholders. The raising, announced on May 6 by Wellington Capital, the ...

Super future hangs on High Court decision

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
Super funds will be keenly watching the outcome of a precedent making High Court case that has the potential to destroy a major plank of superannuation legislation, an industry body said today. Market research company Roy Morgan Research has challenged ...

The other emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... stock market performance alongside food prices (or crude oil ) and you'll see a strong positive correlation. The constitution of Argentina's major exports -- soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat, flour - explains why. These ...

Levy to fund $15m ad campaign

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) told members the industry is at a turning point as it outlined a raft of constitutional changes and detailed its new $15 million advertising campaign yesterday. Speaking to 220 members in Sydney yesterday, Mark ...

People powered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... installed as head. She was President for nine years - three years longer than the six years mandated by the Philippine Constitution. Yes, this is the new Philippine democracy. Don't like your leader, call for a people power protest. Next week, the Philippines ...

Trustees review fine print

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... stage. AvSuper lost the case. The judgement was attributed to poor drafting of the relevant provisions of the fund's constitution. Commenting on lessons that the industry could learn from the lawsuit's outcome, Damian Hill, chief executive of the $18 ...

AvSuper loses case against fund manager

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... Commonwealth Property Hotel Fund. The super fund challenged CMIL's interpretation of provisions of the hotel fund's constitution relating to the redemption of special units in the fund, where the fund is illiquid. Financial Standard reported in August ...

Busy year ahead for industry groups

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
Industry associations representing financial planners and self-managed super fund professionals have mapped out a schedule this year targeted at stronger consumer-centric advice campaigns and a bigger voice in Canberra. The Financial Planning Association ...

Shareholder activism at the Future Fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... new director of Telstra. It also opposed the company's remuneration report, and voted against the adoption of a new constitution. Despite the fact that the fund remains the largest shareholder in the company, with a near 10 per cent stake, the broader ...

Speaker chaos could derail super reforms

... parliamentary debate even though that denies another MP a vote. The opposition has argued this violates Section 40 of the constitution that only allows the speaker a casting vote. Oakshott and the government have counter argued however that Section 50 ...