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May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
What UK Prime Minister Theresa May expected as a landslide win at the snap 8 June general elections turned out to be a slide at the polls for the Conservatives instead. The British prime minister intended to secure her Brexit mandate when she announced ...

EQT appointed RE for $5.9bn manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
Equity Trustees was selected as the responsible entity for a boutique global and emerging market equities manager. GQG Partners, launched in June 2016 and backed by Pacific Current Group, has already attracted more than $1 billion - out of a total of ...

Private equity firm confirms $2.2bn bid

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
Global private equity firm KKR has made a $2.2 billion buyout proposal for an Australian telecoms operator. The proposal to acquire Vocus Group is subject to a number of conditions, including KKR being satisfied with due diligence, available financing ...

Former MLC chief retires from Perpetual LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
The chair of Perpetual's first listed investment company, the Perpetual Equity Investment Company (PIC), will retire on June 30 having served in the role since the LIC commenced trading in 2014. Peter Scott, who is formerly both the chair of Perpetual ...

Females dominating non-concessional contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
Women are more likely to make non-concessional contributions into their superannuation than men, new insights show. A new report from Vanguard analysing data from Sunsuper's membership of over one million Australians shows that 60% of members making ...

Better, but not good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
"Better, but not good enough": this is how the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) sees developments in the global economy. The OECD also answered its own question - "Will risks derail the modest recovery?" - initially posted ...

Economic growth slows to 1.7pct but not as bad as feared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
Australia's economic scorecard is out. GDP growth has plummeted to 0.3% in the March quarter compared to 1.1% last quarter, leaving economic annual growth at a lackluster 1.7%. Economic growth slowing by one third in past year adds to the pressure piling ...

Governance professional joins SMSFA board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
The SMSF Association is welcoming a non-executive director and governance professional to its board of directors. Robyn FitzRoy, who is currently a non-executive director of Gateway Credit Union, joins the SMSF Association board effective 1 June 2017. ...

Elders gives back to advice community

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
Elders Financial Planning will host a series of roadshow events to share its expertise with the wider financial planning industry. Designed to showcase the extensive specialist knowledge and talent the dealer group has accumulated, the roadshow is open ...

Be careful what you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets again Tuesday next week and no one expects it to raise or lower interest rates after the 6 June soiree. The Australian central bank is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place. It's caught between ...