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Australian impact investing primed to reach $32bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... the development of Australia and New Zealand's impact investment market has been launched by Responsible Investment Association Australasia and Impact Investing Australia. The Impact Investment Forum, chaired by former Christian Super chief executive ...

Senior executives sworn to secrecy over bank levy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... shareholders prior to the implementation of legislation around the new bank levy. In what the Australian Bankers' Association has labelled an extraordinary move, the Federal Government yesterday forced senior bank executives to sign a confidentiality ...

Vamos joins Decimal board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Digital financial advice software provider Decimal is welcoming former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Pauline Vamos to its board of directors. Vamos joins as a non-executive director, bringing more than 25 years' financial ...

Treasury responds to ABA derision over bank levy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
Secretary to the Treasury has shot down claims from the Australian Bankers' Association that the proposed bank levy disregards Government best practice guidelines. In a submission to Treasury lodged on Monday, ABA chief executive Anna Bligh claimed ...

CBA backs financial counselling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... Counselling Australia chief executive Fiona Guthrie described the funding from CBA as truly ground-breaking as the association has never been able to implement training on this scale before. "Helping clients affected by domestic and family violence requires ...

ACSA names new deputy chair

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
The Australian Custodial Services Association named a new deputy chair following Citi managing director, securities services Martin Carpenter's departure in February. State Street head of client management Daniel Cheever will take over Carpenter's role ...

ATO pushes back SMSF returns deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... make that choice in the CGT schedule to the 2016-17 fund tax return and that they lodge it on time," he said. SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said the ATO's flexible approach acknowledges this is "a pressing time for accountants, tax agents ...

TH Real Estate expands Australian operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... The fund manager is an investment affiliate of Nuveen, the asset management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) with some $96.8 billion in assets under management. It has an Australian real estate portfolio of $1 billion ...

Water investing makes a splash

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... efficient investment structures in water infrastructure, particularly around water rights. According to Australian Water Association chief executive Jonathan McKeown, investment in water infrastructure is vital, especially with Australia's growing population ...

First home buyers: Devil is in the detail for super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... additional amounts to superannuation, ultimately leading to increased retirement incomes," the report stated. The SMSF Association appeared similarly pleased with the scheme, noting that the proposal strikes the right balance between encouraging young ...