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A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... dollars versus which economies are able to independently manage monetary and fiscal policy. "China is firmly is in the latter bucket." Over the last ten years we have seen US equities emerge as the global heavyweight in investor's portfolios, he ...

QSuper board takes AFCA decision to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... was or was not within the scope of CA s1055. "If the former, the Constitutional issue would necessarily be raised. If the latter, the question was merely one of the construction of the scope of that section," it said. QSuper also made an alternative ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... which are traditionally big dividend payers. They have two ways of generating income: dividends, or selling options. The latter strategy is employed by only a couple of funds, while most funds in the category lean on dividends. "Whole equities market ...

BGH Capital, Canadian pension fund shelve NZ acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
Melbourne private equity firm BGH Capital and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan have shelved the proposed acquisition of an Australia New Zealand dental practice chain as COVID-19 shutdowns impact the latter's operations. Abano Healthcare Group ...

Chant West sale hits roadblock

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... Investment Partners wants to reverse out of its planned $12 million purchase of Chant West's superannuation business, saying the latter has been materially affected since February, but Chant West is digging its heels in. On February 18, Chant West Holdings ...

Industry fund boss exits

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... experienced superannuation executive, having previously worked for both TWU Super and Local Government Super. His tenure at the latter saw him serve as chief operating officer for more than six years. Media Super chair Gerard Noonan paid tribute to Russell ...

ASIC drags CFS to court over MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... AMP Life and AMP Capital have paid more than half a million in fines. The former has been penalised $275,500 while the latter paid $500,000. "ASIC issued the infringement notices as it considers there are reasonable grounds to believe there were breaches ...

JBWere partners with cash platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
JBWere has signed an agreement with a cash platform to benefit its 500-strong adviser network. The wealth manager will use Cashwerkz's term deposit and at call solutions via the latter's online marketplace. Cashwerkz's platform has over ...

APRA introduces annual stress-testing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... meaningful comparisons; larger diversified ADIs and participants with total assets ranging from $3 billion to $25 billion. The latter group was faced with more criticism from the regulator, finding that organisations in that group did not measure up ...

Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... is potentially unfair as the agreement reached between Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason limits competing bids for the latter by prohibiting solicitation of further bids. A termination penalty is also imposed if Legg Mason accepts a superior bid. Meanwhile ...