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Church threatens to dump $21bn of fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... other religious organisations, charities and the public sector. The vote is applicable to the Church of England Pensions Board, the Church Commissioners and the CBF Church of England Funds. A spokesperson for the church said the vote would allow it to ...

Government mulls reforms to tax residency rules

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... Australia, recommending a person's residency be defined by the number of days they spend in the country in a 12-month period. The Board of Taxation has undertaken a review of what it means to be an Australian resident for taxation purposes, proposing ...

Chief economist update: Australian dollar loss is economy's gain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... being buffeted by worries galore, directly opposite to what its shadow (or more accurately, some members of the shadow RBA Board) proposes - a rate hike. But I guess this is the lesser of two evils. A rate reduction would re-ignite the fire of already ...

Industry expert joins SMSFA board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
A self-managed superannuation fund specialist is joining the board of the SMSF Association on September 1. Verante Financial Planning director and financial planner Liam Shorte will replace Andrew Gale, who is stepping down after a six-year tenure. ...

Sydney asset manager hires director

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... $5.3 billion global manager which acts as the responsible entity for several ASX-listed funds is seeing a change in its board positions. Walsh & Company Investments director Tristan O'Connell is stepping down to focus on activities in the Evans Dixon ...

Disability income insurance an ongoing concern: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
Disability income insurance (DII) continues to be a loss-making venture for life insurers as the prudential regulator undertakes a comprehensive review of its sustainability, pricing and the actual benefits delivered to policyholders. Otherwise known ...

Victorian super funds discuss merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... entity would manage about $5 billion in funds and would see a number of Combined Super directors appointed to the merged board of Prime Super. The proposed merger would deliver significant benefits of scale to members and employers, Combined Super chair ...

Mercantile takeover of private equity fund moves ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... to the timing of a full wind-down of the portfolio and the company and this continues to be the case. Over that time, the board has consistently commented that it was open to alternatives to that winding down process," Brunsdon said. "The portfolio value ...

Simple Fund 360 picks up AdviserLogic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... partners that can deliver exceptional products and services to our clients and we're thrilled to now have AdviserLogic on board," Lesh said. "AdviserLogic has a suite of software products built to assist financial advisers, licensees, brokers, corporate ...

Super fund chair appointed to NSW Generations Fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
The chair of a $42 billion government superannuation fund and a former RBA Governor are joining the advisory board of New South Wales' new sovereign wealth fund. The state has also appointed its first chief economist. State Super chair Nicholas ...