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Magellan posts bumper profits, raising $275m

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
Magellan Financial Group reported a 78% jump in its profit for the financial year ending June and announced a $275 million institutional raise for MFG shares this morning. Magellan's stable of well-performing equities funds are now managing an average ...

Inaugural FASEA exam results in

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
The majority of candidates who sat the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's inaugural exam have passed with flying colours. FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield said the authority is pleased with the implementation of the first ...

Super fund names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
A $23 billion superannuation fund has welcomed a new chair as the incumbent moves to a deputy chair position. VicSuper announced Wayne Kayler-Thomson stepped into the new role, switching roles with Christine Stewart, who has been chair since early 2017. ...

AustralianSuper eyes $1.48bn in Indian infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
Australia's largest superannuation fund has signed an agreement with the Indian sovereign wealth fund to invest up to US $1 billion in infrastructure opportunities and is taking a shareholding in the fund manager. AustralianSuper made an initial ...

Spaceship co-founder to exit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
The startup superannuation fund has appointed a new chief executive, bidding farewell to its co-founder Paul Bennetts who will exit management. Spaceship chair Andrew Moore was announced as the new chief executive for the company to staff this morning. ...

Super fund turns to food sustainability

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
The sustainability of food supply chains has become increasingly important in determining where a $75 billion superannuation fund directs its investments. First State Super chief investment officer Damian Graham has highlighted the importance of addressing ...

Survey backs SG increases

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
Respondents in Financial Standard 's latest spot poll have welcomed the pending increases to the Superannuation Guarantee beyond 9.5%. The majority (79%) of respondents support the legislated incremental increases to the SG starting from 1 July 2021 ...

Mercer slams Grattan Institute

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The ongoing battle between Mercer and the Grattan Institute over superannuation rolls on, with the global financial services firm dedicating an entire report to pulling apart Grattan's "misleading" work. Releasing the report, authored by senior ...

TPB welcomes independent review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) welcomed the release of a discussion paper in the review of the TPB and the Tax Agent Services Act 2009. The new discussion paper outlines the views of Keith James, who is heading up the independent review into the ...

ASIC warns trustees on employer inducements

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
Corporate regulator ASIC is reinforcing the illegality of superannuation funds inducing employers and the serious consequences that come with breaching the new law. ASIC released Infosheet 241 on Wednesday, reminding trustees that influencing employers ...