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AMP Capital urges voters to keep China fund open ahead of EGM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... released the explanatory memorandum for the July 28 extraordinary general meeting for the China Growth Fund (ASX:AGF), urging unitholders to vote to continue the fund with enhancements. The memorandum comes after LIM Advisors, the activist investor which ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... or informal talks about Britain's exit" until the UK triggers Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon while at the same time urging Britain to get on with it if only to end the uncertainty. As French president Francois Hollande put it, "Being responsible ...

Life insurance adviser group hits out at FSC priorities

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... areas of interests, prioritise reducing "misaligned" life insurance incentives during the next parliament. "The LICG is urging the FSC to adopt a position that will place the interests of the consumer above self-interest. The LICG has repeatedly called ...

Australia tanks in global dividend index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... Harvie, an investment specialist within Columbia Threadneedle's London-based global equities team echoed Crooke's comments in urging Australian investors to consider off-shore markets for dividends. "High dividend stocks in Australia have pretty dreadful ...

CalPERS urges Rio Tinto to report climate change risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... shares in Rio Tinto and the fund recently filed an exempt solicitation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), urging fellow Rio shareowners to vote in favor of the proxy ballot resolution. Rio Tinto is holding its AGM in London on Thursday. ...

Australian market set for further falls

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... referendum on whether to accept a bailout and reform package from the country's European Union and IMF creditors and is urging citizens to vote against the package. That could precipitate the country's departure from the eurozone, which could involve ...

Lawyer slams NAB compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB)'s program to compensate victims of bad financial advice lacks independence and does not go far enough, a lawyer representing some of the victims said. Shine Lawyers financial negligence solicitor Sasha Ivantsoff spoke to ...

Royal commission must look at 'full picture': TWUSUPER CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... chief executive Paul Sayer has questioned the motivation of the Royal Commission into Union Governance and Corruption, urging the commissioner to take a balanced view in his initial findings, which are due out on Monday. Just over a month into the role ...

New compass needed for global economy: BIS

NATHALIE OLOF-ORS, AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... dramatically rethink strategies for avoiding and dealing with financial crises, the Bank for International Settlements says, urging far more focus on fighting debt. The Swiss-based BIS -- dubbed the central bankers' central bank -- has warned in its ...

Firms urged to get ready for SuperStream

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is urging businesses to get ready for a new, simpler system to pay their staff's superannuation contributions. From July 1, businesses can opt in to use SuperStream, an electronic payments system that treats all ...