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Bentley slams Keybridge response to restructure proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Bentley Capital has criticised Keybridge Capital's explanatory notes about the former's proposal to remove Keybridge's chair and appoint Bentley nominees to the board. On July 7, ahead of Keybridge's July 29 extraordinary general meeting, Keybrige chair ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Australia housing finance The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the total value of dwelling finance commitments increased by 1.0% in the month of May as a 3.9% jump in "investment housing" more than offset the 0.6% fall in lending"owner ...

AMP Life appeals Supreme Court ruling

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
AMP Life has appealed a Supreme Court ruling preventing it from voting at the upcoming extraordinary general meeting for the AMP Capital China Growth Fund (AGF). The Supreme Court decided on June 22 that AMP Life, which holds roughly 36% of units in ...

Industry fund appoints new CSO

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
A risk executive manager from Colonial First State will join an industry superannuation fund as its chief strategy officer later this month. Joining Mine Wealth + Wellbeing from 25 July is Vasyl Nair. He will lead a new corporate strategy and be responsible ...

Last-minute accountant AFSL applications creating ASIC backlog

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Now that the deadline for accountants to apply for limited or full Australian financial services licenses to continue providing SMSF advice has been reached, a substantial number of applications are still being assessed due to late submissions. In fact ...

So what if Australia loses its 'AAA'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Boyoboyoboy, looks like we're in trouble now for this "Lucky Country" could soon run out of luck. No use covering our eyes, ears and noses, it's all over splattered all across the media - old and noveau - Standard & Poor's has just put Australia on ...

Industry fund reduces insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
An industry super fund dedicated to the electrical and communications industries is reducing its premiums for death and TPD insurance by about 15%. NESS Super said at a time when super fund insurance premiums are mostly rising, it is pleased to be bucking ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... functioning," the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) of the Bank of England (BOE) -- at its policy meetings on 28 June and 1 July - announced: "The FPC reduced the UK countercyclical capital buffer rate from 0.5% to 0% of banks' UK exposures with immediate ...

ASFA appoints interim CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia will announce its new chief executive in September following an extensive search and selection process to replace Pauline Vamos. Overseeing ASFA in an interim chief executive role from 16 July will ...

ICG sells stadium to NSW govt

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
The New South Wales government confirmed it has purchased ANZ Stadium from boutique fund manager Infrastructure Capital Group, clearing the government's path to redevelop the site. The deal closed on Friday and the stadium will continue to be operated ...