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Super tax concessions out of hand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... growing at double the rate. Pointing to the latest release of Treasury's Tax Benchmark and Variations Statement, the Institute notes super tax concessions are expected to reach $41.3 billion in 2019-20, and are growing at a rate of 25.2%, leaving them ...

De Ferrari unaware of legal action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... financial advice business. Speaking to media after the release of the group's financial results, De Ferrari said that while he notes there has been media speculation he is not aware of any impending lawsuits against AMP. "We have not received any legal ...

Westpac facing new class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... filed and noted that the claim seeks to recover damages of an unspecified amount. "Westpac will be defending the claim and notes other similar lawsuits may be filed," the bank said in a statement on the ASX. The news comes after the bank was hit with ...

Amish community scammed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... services to Amish and Mennonite communities and developed his own investment scheme; pooling money raised selling promissory notes to community members. The scheme saw Riehl raise approximately US$60 million over nearly a decade. According to the complaint ...

US firm makes second bid for Aussie fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... relation to its intention to make the proposal saying some investors have expressed a desire to accept. "The announcement notes that investors representing an aggregate of 16.7% of AOF units have indicated their support for the intended offer by entering ...

The ingredients of a successful fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... value only up to a certain point. "Although a positive connection between team size and outperformance is apparent, Zenith notes that it does not appear to be a linear relationship. Rather, the law of diminishing returns applies, meaning an additional ...

Job boom expected in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... probably noticed how some recruiters use digital technology to search LinkedIn profiles, as exemplified by those LinkedIn notes that say you appeared in so many searches this week." Humphris said there needs to be a better balance by wealth management ...

Shareholder activism on the rise

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... last year in Japan. European activism decreased overall during 2019, driven by 10 fewer campaigns in the UK. The report notes that activity expanded across France, Germany and Switzerland. Activists continue to have a strong influence on boards, with ...

SGE extension could hurt small entities: FSC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... extension will see a tax regime designed to apply to large multinational businesses apply to SME investment firms, which it notes is not consistent with the government's "broader economic agenda". Currently, significant global entities are defined as ...

FASEA responds to concerns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... reiterated that the code does not seek to ban any particular forms of remuneration. 3. Can you be paid referral fees? "Standard 7 notes, unless expressly permitted by the Corporations Act, the adviser may not receive any benefits in connection with acting ...