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SG Hiscock finds value far from ASX big caps

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... portfolio's volatility since inception in February 2006 has been 16%, slightly higher than the ASX300 (14%), but lower than the ASX Small Ords (20%). "Being a large company does not automatically mean it is high quality. Equally, being a small company ...

HUB24 refuses IOOF takeover

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... any further action in relation to the proposal," HUB24 said in a written statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). IOOF had offered to acquire 100% of HUB24's shares for cash consideration of $2.75 per share. The buyout offer coincided with ...

Board gender diversity further scrutinised by ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... diversity. The guideline dealing with board gender diversity comes on the back of a 2014 ACSI policy targeting 30% women on each ASX 200 board by the end of 2017. ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson said since the policy launch and direct communication ...

Property funds acquire Sydney, Perth property

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... square metres of office accommodation and is 100% leased for 12 years to CTI Freight Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASX-listed transport logistics and business services specialist CTI Logistics Limited. "The acquisition represents an opportunity ...

Challenger annuity sales grow 12 per cent

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... 2015 totaled $884 million, with retail sales accounting for about 80%. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Challenger chief executive Brian Benari said the company is seeing "promising quote and initial sales volumes, including ...

Governance Institute pulls support for super bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... it." Instead, he proposed to establish a new industry body that would develop guidance on governance matters, similar to the ASX Council's principles and recommendations. "Given the problems with defining independence in legislation, the Bill before ...

NAB enters into MOU with Nippon Life

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... entered into a memorandum of understanding with Nippon Life to build a life insurance partnership. The goal, according to NAB's ASX statement, is to "[enter] a long-term partnership in life insurance product manufacturing," although NAB added that "nothing ...

UBS releases mFund basket

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
UBS Asset Management has added a suite of funds to the ASX's mFund settlement service. Eleven UBS funds are now available through mFund. These are: the UBS Australian Small Companies Fund, UBS Microcap Fund, UBS HALO Australian Share Fund, UBS Australian ...

Zenith re-rates BetaShares ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... upgraded its rating for a BetaShares exchange-traded fund. The BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF ("AAA" on the ASX) now has a "Highly Recommended" rating from the research house, making it one of three ETFs to reach that status. AAA is targeted ...

Aussie fintech partners with Alibaba

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... Chinese suppliers. A separate fintech lender partnership has also been established between FundX and Collaborate Corporation (ASX:CL8). FundX is a recently launched startup backed by BlueChilli. It is a peer-to-peer invoice discounting and SME lending ...