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IPOs fewer but performing well

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... same period and 72 over the 12-month period. Small caps IPOs raising less than $100 million. A report from International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) said sovereign wealth funds cooled on IPOs in 2018 as public markets offered up fewer IPOs ...

Much review about nothing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... income system has been met with confusion by some of the industry's big players. "Speaking at the Bloomberg buy-side forum in Sydney recently, the newly-minted Assistant Treasurer for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, Senator ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... infrastructure, real estate and private equity markets," Invesco said in the report. An earlier report from International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) said that sovereign wealth funds retreated from private markets in 2017 but in 2018, they ...

Chief economist update: ECB to leave no policy tool unturned

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... statement, as it's been overtaken by events - or more to the point, ECB president Mario Draghi's speech at the ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal on June 18. 'Twas here that Draghi hinted a change of stance from keeping steady ...

Wealth management investigations spike

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... commissioner John Price said yesterday. In opening comments to a keynote panel discussion at the Governance and Risk Management Forum in Melbourne yesterday, Price said ASIC has accelerated its enforcement actions since the Royal Commission's recommendations ...

Superannuation reforms underway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... structural problems across the retirement system and ultimately improve outcomes for members. Speaking at the Bloomberg Buy-Side Forum in Sydney yesterday morning, the Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology ...

Culture isn't everything: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... culture" might not stand resolute in the face of remuneration incentives. Addressing the Governance Institute's Risk Management Forum in Sydney yesterday, Price warned companies that ensuring the behaviour of employees required a more holistic approach ...

Retiree savings won't last: World Economic Forum

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
The World Economic Forum has weighed into the debate on the adequacy of Australia's retirement income system, releasing a report declaring average Australians will burn through their retirement savings too quickly. The report, Investing in (and for) ...

Industry veterans recognised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... Order of Australia as part of the honours. Prior to founding SuperFriend Hewett was executive officer of the Industry Funds Forum, advocating for an industry response to suicide prevention and the impacts of mental illness. President and chief executive ...

Wills and BDBN raise adviser interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... nominations and wills piqued the interest of many at the quarterly Challenger and Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. Australian Unity head of technical services Yvonne Chu raised the question of what happens when a member dies without a binding ...