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Kim Ivey launches new boutique

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... investment opportunities," Ivey said. LSL's chief investment officer is Timothy Cheung, who joined from Perpetual Investments where he was a global equities analyst. Prior to that, he was head of research at Morphic Asset Management and portfolio manager ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... could put the brakes on that, she said. Constantly changing the rules and hitting retirees hardest will only undermine the purpose of super, leaving more people reliant on a taxpayer funded retirement, she said. The Australian Shareholders' Association ...

Australian Ethical appoints new executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... NRMA. Commenting on the appointments, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Phil Vernon said the business' clear purpose and value-aligned investments is attracting top talent. "We are a purpose-driven business and people are highly motivated ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... affect confidence, trade, and overall economic activity." The IMF listed almost the same risks to its outlook but for our purpose, here's the statement on trade: "Inward-looking policies. Important long-standing commercial agreements, such as NAFTA and ...

Companies must clarify purpose: Fink

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... then engagement needs to be a year-round conversation about improving long-term value," Fink said. Without a sense of purpose, no company, either public or private, can achieve its full potential, and leaves itself vulnerable to activism and ultimately ...

SMSF members want overseas restrictions lifted

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... non-complying is taxed at 47% on its taxable income for the financial year. It's also taxed at 47% on the value of the fund's investments at the start of the financial year when it becomes non-complying, less the amount of any non-deductible contributions." ...

AMP introduces facial recognition for mobile clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... of their finances and the ability to take control of their day-to-day, month-to-month spending and saving. The ultimate purpose of which is to help them achieve their financial goals," he said. The functionality builds on the existing fingerprint log-in ...

Students to manage university fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... third-year Bachelor of Commerce students at Griffith University will actively manage a $250,000 investment fund with the purpose of generating returns to fund future student scholarships. Launched earlier this week, the Student Investment Fund will invest ...

Millennials shaping family office strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... as a key way to engage younger family members, grow their business acumen, and create family cohesion around a common purpose on top of reaping financial returns. Being involved with "good causes" and not-for-profit organisations, according to the 2017 ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... Services will be onstage while later today, Sir Bob Geldof will close the conference with his speech "For a Higher Social Purpose". Follow the social media dialogue on #AFAau. 5.30pm - Godfrey Phillips receives the Michael Murphy Award, the highest honour ...