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FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... industry fund fees were generally just below. One notable exception was ANZ SmartChoice Super, which was the cheapest public offer MySuper product on the market. The data also showed that retail MySuper products had marginally outperformed industry fund ...

Industry funds reject majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... free of vested interests from unions and other bodies," he said. "We strongly support the recommendation to require public offer superannuation funds to have a majority of independent directors and an independent chair." The Association of Superannuation ...

Industry braces for majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... boards to have any independent directors at all. The report states this policy should only affect APRA-regulated public offer funds, suggesting funds which are only open to their particular industry will be exempt. "Including independent directors on ...

Financial System Inquiry recommendations wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... Governance of superannuation funds: Mandate a majority of independent directors on the board of corporate trustees of public offer superannuation funds, including an independent chair; align the director penalty regime with managed investment schemes ...

Contango set to launch small cap LIC

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
Contango Asset Management is set to launch a new listed investment company designed to generate income from a portfolio of stocks outside of the markets 30 biggest companies. Contango Income Generator Limited uses the same investment strategy that it ...

Healthcare investment options limited despite Medibank IPO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
The Medibank initial public offering (IPO) boosted Australia's healthcare investment offering, but it also highlighted shortfalls in the local market. The offer raised $5.679 billion, making it the second largest float on record in Australia after Telstra ...

Spring FG set to launch IPO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
Spring Financial Group has confirmed that pre-registration for an initial public offer (IPO) of shares is now open, following a number of key acquisitions during the past few months. Spring FG is working towards lodging a prospectus with the Australian ...

DomaCom unveils IPO plans for 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
DomaCom is planning to launch an initial public offering (IPO) next year, after completing a $7 million capital raising. DomaCom chief executive Arthur Naoumidis told Financial Standard that the company is looking to raise between $20 and $30 million ...

Research houses give Medibank IPO approval

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
Research houses Morningstar and Lonsec have given their recommendation for investors to subscribe to the Medibank Private initial public offering. "This represents an opportunity to invest in Australia's largest private health insurer at a fair price ...

NAB confirms final pricing for Great Western IPO

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced the final pricing of the initial public offering (IPO) of its US-based subsidiary Great Western Bank (GWB). The offer comprises 16 million shares or 27.6% of GWB's outstanding common stock at a price of US$18 ...