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Industry funds reject majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... directors, said he believes the third-third-third model is the most appropriate. Brumby conceded that there may be some merit in the argument that as funds increasingly make use of their public offer status, and thus grow their membership beyond their ...

Boost impact investing, says FSI

MARK SMITH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... not the replacement of the private sector, and should be conducted in a manner conducive of the market. "The Inquiry sees merit in government facilitating the impact investment market. Government's involvement should include coordinating interested private ...

Premium Investor Visa too short-term

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
Legal firm Hall & Wilcox has criticised the government's proposed Premium Investor Visa (PIV) saying it will be difficult for fund managers to implement. Harry New, a partner at the firm, believes the faster 12-month period for the PIV could create ...

HESTA CEO calls for carbon pricing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... pragmatic and from the outset is about risk and return to our members. Each investment opportunity is evaluated on its own merit and compared to traditional funds that are not part of the low carbon transition. To date, the Fund has invested over half ...

Advice group sues online forum over negative review

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... contacted by WCS Group, Whirlpool refused to remove the user's posts. "We believe that WCS Group's claims against Whirlpool lack merit and we intend to defend the case vigorously," a Whirlpool spokesperson said. "Whirlpool has previously attempted to ...

Stan Life Inv GARS added to Macquarie Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
The Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Strategies Australian Trust is now available via the Macquarie Wrap platform. Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) is a multi-asset strategy, which aims to provide positive returns irrespective ...

Australia at heart of new Asia-centric world order

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
Australia will be one of the countries most impacted by the seismic shift which will put Asia at the centre of a new world order. That is the opinion of the dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and ...

ASIC considers compulsory advice for complex products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... without professional advice, noting that both can lead to good and bad outcomes. One submission suggested that there may be merit in restricting the sale of some types of products to sophisticated investors as defined in the Corporations Act 2001. In ...

S&P denied appeal over landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Ratings agency S&P has been denied leave to appeal a Federal Court ruling in favour of 91 council, charities and church groups which lost at least $180 million when AAA-rated investments went sour in the wake of the global financial crisis. The judgement ...

UniSuper still fighting Westfield change

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Westfield Retail Trust's main shareholder, UniSuper, has likened a $70 billion restructure of shopping centre assets to getting the wrong piece of fruit. UniSuper, which holds an 8.5% stake in WRT, has opposed the restructure of assets that are jointly ...