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Financial services ripe for mergers and acquisitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017

... require the ATO's approval. "In particular, the payment of special dividends is a case where companies will seek an ATO class ruling on how the dividend will be treated. This will provide additional certainty to shareholder's target company that franking ...

In-house investment bears fruit for AustralianSuper

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017

... domestic and global investment opportunities. It also means the investment team needs to be carefully managed. "The asset class we haven't invested internally to date, and is not immediately on the horizon in terms of large scale investing, is private ...

Property overpowers asset class returns

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017

... respectively, new research on long-term investing shows. Australian listed property however, is the worst-performing asset class over a 10-year period, posting flat returns in 2016, according to the annual report conducted by Russell Investments and ...

Industry fund and wealth manager finalise integration

EMMA RAPAPORT | FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017

Industry super fund First State Super is welcoming a new acting head of investment strategy as it transitions towards integration with recently acquired wealth management business StatePlus. StatePlus acting chief investment officer Michael Winchester ...

RARE expands to meet growing demand

EMMA RAPAPORT | THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017

... Australian retail Steve Williams welcomed Pang to the team, adding: "We are seeing significant funds flow into the asset class as advisers and investors embrace the attractive risk return characteristics infrastructure brings to portfolio construction." ...

APRA cuts red tape on superannuation transfers

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017

... covenants, including the duties to act fairly in dealing with different classes of beneficiaries and with beneficiaries within a class," APRA said. Although the regulator is relaxing the rules for transferring members between broadly equivalent products ...

Royal Commission unnecessary: FSC

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017

... is another example of progress - a first ever for the funds management industry, she noted. This aims to offer "best-in-class information about investments", provides transparency and security for investors, and sets a high bar for fund managers. Pointing ...

Investment managers turning to hungry retail market

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017

Boutique and alternatives managers, traditionally the purview of institutional and wholesale investors, are turning to an increasingly sophisticated retail market to diversify their client bases. Consider Cooper Investors, the $11 billion global equities ...

Asset managers held to higher standard: FSC

EMMA RAPAPORT | THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017

... Loane said she hopes the standard will both boost Australian asset manager's global standing, and offer consumers best-in-class information about investments. "Australian fund managers are responsible for managing and growing one of the biggest pools ...

Government shows commitment to funds management

EMMA RAPAPORT | WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017

... Manager Regime. The announced changes will remove uncertainty over tax residency issues to ensure Australia's regime is world class and on the same footing as comparable regimes such as the United Kingdom," FSC chief executive Sally Loane said. "There ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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