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PROFILE: SuperBPO chief executive Michael Houlihan

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... listed on the ASX, MainstreamBPO has arguably jumped large administrator Link Group who is currently progressing through its IPO. Although it was no race and rather a natural progression for both businesses, being one step ahead almost tells the story ...

Australian IPOs beat US

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... is the discount on the issue price relative to fair value required to induce investors to fully subscribe for shares in an IPO. Professor Frino said the research team found significant discrepancies between Australia and the US. "Even after controlling ...

Turnbull backs financial start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... businesses, including fintechs, in line with the federal government's commitment to "an innovative Australia." Helping launch IPO and placements app OnMarket yesterday, Turnbull said Australia should be taking advantage of its strong financial position ...

PROFILE: BlackRock head of corporate governance Pru Bennett

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... released in a public manner." It was precisely because of the complications surrounding Qantas' ownership - before and after the IPO - that Bennett began to understand the nuances of corporate governance. In particular, British Airways' stake in the ...

Executive appointment round-up

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... moves include Bill McMillin returning to TWU Super as chief executive, Link Group restructuring its board ahead of a rumoured IPO and GBST's managing director retiring. TWU Super appoints chief executive for third gig - Bill McMillin will take the reins ...

Link Group shuffles board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
Link Group has restructured its board ahead of a rumoured IPO. Following on from speculation that Link was preparing to float - valued by Macquarie Capital at up to $3 billion - it has appointed director Michael Carapiet as its new independent chairman ...

Future Generation IPO raises $300m

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... (FGG) has listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) having raised $302.1 million in its initial public offering (IPO). The listed investment company (LIC) is a fund of funds that gives investors access to global fund managers who manage the ...

Forget LICs, the key to retail is in active ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... fees, but facing the risk of the fund trading at a discount to its net asset value. "When many of these securities list in an IPO, they list in a 100% value. But within a short period of time they can trade at a discount," Prugue said. This means that ...

Kinetic Super hires head of product

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... overseas product portfolios. She also launched five product series, oversaw four rate change cycles and prepared the company for IPO during her time there. She has experience in both the corporate and not-for-profit sectors within Australia and the Pacific ...

ASX builds fund supermarket

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... service." The ASX Funds Monthly Report for June shows that in the last two years LICs have raised about $837 million in terms of IPO listings. "It's fair to say there's been phenomenal growth in LICs and over the last year there has been an over 25% ...