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Billionaires club rakes in cash amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... includes: enacting an excess profits tax, as well as a 10% income tax; stopping billionaires from hiding their wealth in offshore tax havens; limit tax breaks for charitable donations and creating a charity stimulus; and creating a progressive estate ...

Super funds must prioritise liquidity: Regulators

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... to ensure essential member transactions proceed in a timely manner, particularly where such activities are undertaken offshore." Recognising current circumstances may make it more difficult for funds to meet those obligations, the regulators said trustees ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... COVID-19 will have a disproportionate impact on emerging markets, with investors rushing to sell down their riskier, offshore assets and safeguard their wealth amid plunging global markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index ended 2019 up 18.4% in 2019. ...

Industry fund awards infrastructure mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... last few years, we have been looking to build out and diversify our infrastructure portfolio - particularly by adding offshore assets to complement our existing domestic portfolio. As a result, we made a commitment to the Brookfield Infrastructure Fund ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... strategy, Peers points to Orstead - a company Mirova has a holding in. Orstead used to be Danish Oil and Natural Gas, an offshore oil producer. The company saw climate change as a threat and used its existing infrastructure and capacity to get into offshore ...

Northern Trust climbs custody league tables

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... sector. "The bulk of total assets remains invested in Australia, although $1.23 trillion - just over 30% - is invested offshore. The data shows that an increased exposure to offshore markets is a long-term trend for Australian institutions. The corresponding ...

Pinnacle boutique eyes wholesale market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... annualised income. Its usual investor base includes superannuation funds, charitable foundations, sovereign wealth funds and offshore pension funds. The new wholesale vehicle, the Palisade's Unlisted Infrastructure Trust (PUIT), has a minimum of $50,000. ...

Aussie at center of international scheme

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... target US consumers and "swindled" hundreds of millions of dollars, which the company then transferred to its various offshore bank accounts. MOBE offered a money-back guarantee which made investors believe the investment was risk-free, the FTC said. ...

Court punishes OTC derivative issuers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... the products, which the Court found many clients were pressured into investing in by account managers - sometimes based offshore - who provided unlicensed personal advice. The advice was not in the best interests of clients and included false, misleading ...

TCorp launches new bond

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... managers, who comprised 76 per cent of investors, followed by balance sheet at 18 per cent" There was a significant amount of offshore participation in the issuance, with 16% from Europe and the UK, and 12% from Asia. "We're absolutely delighted that ...