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Abbott eyes Canadian pension money

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has encouraged Canadian pension funds to invest in Australian infrastructure. Speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, Abbott said he wanted to see more Canadian investment in Australia. "I know ...

Bridges brings another advice business under IOOF umbrella

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
IOOF continues to grow its financial advice footprint after Bridges Financial Services acquired Credit Union Australia (CUA) financial planning division. Bridges, which is owned by IOOF, provides financial planning services to approximately 80% of the ...

FSC and ISA both claim Federal Court victory

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Both the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) have claimed a victory in the Federal Court, even though the court's orders essentially uphold the FSC's objections. At the end of Friday's hearing over the composition of ...

Budget cuts force ASIC to axe surveillance

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The cuts to the funding of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have forced the regulator to axe proactive surveillance in a number of areas. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft told the Senate Economics Committee during a budget estimates ...

Crowe Horwath and Findex in acquisition talks

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
Financial Index Wealth Accountants (Findex) is likely to acquire Crowe Horwath after it signed a process agreement to buy all of its shares. This would be Findex's second acquisition after it bought Centric Wealth in January 2013. The two organisations ...

Crowe Horwath to announce buyout proposal

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Crowe Horwath has requested a trading halt on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and will soon provide an update on discussions regarding acquisition proposals. The company, which changed its name from WHK Group in mid-2013, has reportedly received ...

Super isn't working for us, say baby boomers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Just 20% of working Australians over 50 believe superannuation is a "good system" that is "working for them," a report commissioned by REST Industry Super has found. The report also found that 45% of respondents were concerned about the constant rule ...

Hunter Hall divests from fossil fuels

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
Ethical investor Hunter Hall has become the second fund in two days to announce it will introduce fossil fuel screening into its investment criteria, following a similar announcement by AMP Capital on Wednesday. However, while AMP Capital's screen focuses ...

So bad it's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
It's oh so bad that it's good. This, Virginia, is the conclusion one would reach if you put last night's assessments on Wall Street with that of the previous day... that is, if one could try to stop oneself from laughing at the spinmeisters. Wall Street ...

PE outperforms ASX and super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) has released figures they claim confirm that private equity and venture capital funds in Australia at end 2013 outperformed the ASX across most major time periods. The analysis ...