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Enquiry into lacklustre employee share schemes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... entrepreneurship in Australia. Those 2015 changes were intended to bolster the startup sector in Australia as startups overseas have used employee share schemes to great success. The costs and benefits of concessional taxation treatments, and deferred ...

Expats sweat as main residence CGT cut-off looms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... Similarly, HLB Mann Judd tax partner Peter Bembrick said COVID-19 had made it all the more difficult for Australians overseas to sell their former family homes. "It was going to be difficult for some people to sell anyway," he said. "This situation has ...

APRA urged to probe industry funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... in July last year, then chief executive Himbury said about 27% of its $140 billion in funds under management was from overseas institutional investors. IFM's FY19 net flows were $22 billion and pre-tax net profit was $114 million.

Bennelong adds to institutional distribution team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... Finnell's appointment represents Bennelong's commitment to broadening its institutional footprint in Australia and overseas. "We've seen increased interest in our products here in Australia, but also in our UK-based boutiques and their offerings," ...

Westpac announces executive changes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
Westpac has announced several executive changes - with two of its staffers jumping ship for opportunities overseas and another appointed to lead the group's financial crime and compliance function. Westpac chief executive of consumer David Lindberg ...

KKR company cut doctors pay during pandemic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... COVID-19 crisis. KKR acquired a 55% stake in CFS on 12 May 2020 for approximately $1.7 billion. But the firm is facing fire overseas over an earlier deal. In 2018 it acquired Envision Healthcare for US $9.9 billion. US member of congress Katie Porter ...

Asset allocation in a post-pandemic world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... in the near term," Wilson said. "The latent diversification potential available to Australian investors from holding overseas currency exposure is also now reduced." Wilson said ensuring sufficient portfolio diversification will rely more than ever on ...

Suncorp wealth head departs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... significant growth in the bank's deposits and payments portfolio and worked in retail banking roles in Australia and overseas. "Lee is a highly capable executive and I am disappointed to see her depart after a short time with the Group. I respect her ...

COVID-19 creates case for robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... personal advice could work," Garrett said. He pointed to J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Charles Schwab and Fidelity overseas each offering a low-touch, low-cost digitally led investment management service as proof of its potential value in Australia. ...

Chief economist update: BOJ expands Enhancement of Monetary Easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... downgraded "depending on the timing of the spread of COVID-19 subsiding and on the magnitude of the impact on domestic and overseas economies". This is also because the Japanese central bank's latest forecasts are "based mainly on the assumption ...