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Super funds excel in reporting obligation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... standard even in an environment of change. As a "high priority," Whyte said the ATO continues to support funds undergoing mergers or successor fund transfer (SFT) with the help of a dedicated team. "SFTs present a significant risk to the integrity of ...

Evans Dixon buys Fort Street Advisers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... the group said. Fort Street is a boutique corporate advisory firm and has executed more than 70 advisory mandates across mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets and debt advisory. The merged corporate and institutional business will include ...

VicSuper among top pension funds, others climb

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... funds they have on the list." Aussie funds' gains were led by three factors: compulsory superannuation contributions, mergers, and a relatively higher allocation to growth assets. "Those funds with the highest allocation to equities and real assets ...

ASIC hires former super executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... senior executive. He was responsible for ASIC's interaction with large listed companies, predominantly in relation to mergers and acquisitions, corporate fundraising, related party transactions and market disclosure. Frydenberg didn't detail ...

Industry funds grows governance, risk teams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... merger, working to meet the demands of increasing member expectations. "We are also still actively looking to do more mergers with other profit-to-member funds and for opportunities to take on other corporate superannuation funds looking to transfer ...

Super funds suit up for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... principal consultant of legal and risk Jonathan Steffanoni says there might be a focus on successive fund transfers or mergers. "We may see a focus on whether those opportunities were paid the attention due or whether some of those failed for potentially ...

Boutique licensee acquires regional advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... feel strongly that to be truly successful, we need to be able to attract great planners and clients as well as complete mergers and acquisitions. This transaction with onePlan is our largest yet, and it ticks all those boxes for us." Scifleet said one ...

EM bonds attractive despite pullback: Eaton Vance

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... broadly been defending their currencies. Also, much of the economic growth in EM is organic, rather than being based on mergers, acquisitions and financial engineering." She acknowledges that EM markets have a political risk but adds that it offers opportunity ...

Queensland industry funds merge

HARRISON WORLEY AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... partnership represents a further opportunity to set the gold standard for the industry in terms of best practice for super fund mergers. AustSafe Super's independent chair Henry Smerdon echoed Fraser's sentiments. "This is a particularly well-suited ...

Australian Unity creates IFA leadership role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... February 2017. He brings more than 20 years' experience in financial services across strategy, finance, distribution and mergers and acquisitions. Csavas will commence in the new role in July, reporting directly to executive general manager - advice ...