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Australian Unity mulls fund takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... this year, with the previous three all having been rejected by Australian Unity Investment Real Estate's independent board committee. The first proposal in March was priced at $2.43, while the subsequent offers were $2.56 and $2.72 in May and July ...

Sequoia adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... for Nikko Asset Management (previously Tyndall Asset Management). He was a partner in Blackhall and Pearl, an independent board, governance and risk advisory firm between 2014 and 2016. His experience in investment banking commenced with Schroders Australia ...

Chief economist update: An Indian surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... The RBI kept interest rates unchanged - repo rate at 6.5%, reverse repo rate at 6.25% - at the conclusion of its October 5 board meeting, following a 25 bps increase at its previous meeting on August 1. The RBI's decision defied consensus expectations ...

QSuper hunts for new CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... Funds Australia (ASFA) from 2011 to 2017 Holzberger commented: "It has been a privilege to work with the investment team, board and other executives and staff at QSuper over many years. I am satisfied because our work over that time has challenged and ...

Magellan names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... Douglass will effectively swap roles, with Douglass stepping into the role of chair. Douglass will also step down from the board of Magellan Asset Management, to be replaced by Magellan chief financial officer Kirsten Morton. However, he will continue ...

Freedom drops chief, slashes workforce

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... earns and existing distribution model will not meet ASIC's proposed new regulatory regime. Consequently, Freedom's board has decided to suspend new sales of all direct insurance products. It said 350,000 existing customers will not be affected ...

The joys of an independent board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
What value does an independent board of directors add to an investment company? That's a question that directors of top UK investment companies met to answer yesterday. At a conference organised by 86-year old Association of Investment Companies (AIC) ...

Former super fund chief joins QIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
QIC announced a former corporate superannuation chief executive will join its board and reappointed two directors. Jane Perry is the former Qantas Super chief, who retired from the top job in June 2015. She previously held a chief executive position ...

Legal woes continue for super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... Disclosures. As APRA is the regulator of super funds, McVeigh's new claim quotes a speech delivered by APRA executive board member Geoff Summerhayes in 2017 in which he said climate change risks are "foreseeable, material and actionable now." Environmental ...

Chief economist update: Keep one eye open on the housing market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... fact that not a single soul and his dog anticipate anything new from the Australian central bank at the conclusion of its board meeting. The RBA did not disappoint. It kept the official cash rate unchanged at the record low 1.5% - where it had been for ...