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Glass ceiling stops at C-Suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... women around them in the workplace." The 30% Club campaigns for women to comprise 30% of each ASX200 company board by the close of 2018. At present, 71 of the companies have reached that target including 44 of the ASX100, 26 of the ASX50 and 14 of the ...

IRESS strikes advice platform partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
An ASX-listed wealth management firm has selected an IRESS product to lead an objectives-based and scaled financial advice solution. Diversified financial services group ClearView selected the XPLAN Prime product with an aim to deliver advice more efficiently. ...

Low-flation becoming less transitory?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
In its 26 July FOMC statement, the Fed noted: "Inflation on a 12-month basis is expected to remain somewhat below 2% in the near term but to stabilise around the Committee's 2% objective over the medium term. Near-term risks to the economic outlook ...

BlackRock takes majority stake in Australian solar farm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
BlackRock Real Assets has acquired a majority interest in a Queensland solar energy project, representing one of Australia's largest solar portfolio financings to date. Financed through BlackRock Real Assets, the 150MW and 50MW solar farms are expected ...

Heffron acquires superannuation advice specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Heffron SMSF Solutions acquired a Queensland firm that specialises in providing superannuation education to financial advisers. Joining the New South Wales and Hunter Valley-based SMSF service provider is McPherson Super Consulting - a firm that also ...

Major advice firm endorses first home super saver scheme

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
A prominent financial advisory firm is backing the Federal Government's First Home Super Saver Scheme even though it has received backlash from superannuation industry bodies. Dixon Advisory believes the latest draft legislation proposes more flexibility ...

Blue Sky partners for property investment

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... has committed debt finance of $32 million - Blue Sky expects to finalise the project by February 2018. It will be located close to the University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide. Blue Sky Private Real Estate investment director Nick ...

Retirement advice will take hit from education reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... thousands of clients and hundreds of small business owners - or the effect shedding of employees will have when practices close their doors," Sinclair said. Rather than selling businesses at fire sale prices, planners should seek feasible alternatives ...

Class action on the cards for ASX healthcare firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... "downward revision of dose sales forecasts to the market, triggering a 37% slump in its share price to $16 at the day's close." "We contend that Sirtex never had any reasonable basis for leading investors to believe that it would record double-digit ...

Vanguard recruits former industry fund CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
The former chief investment officer for the Meat Industry Employees Superannuation Fund is now a senior investment specialist at Vanguard. Mary McLaughlin joined the fund manager in May, charged with providing insights into Vanguard's equities investment ...