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Board changes at Sandon Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
Boutique investment manager Sandon Capital Investments added a new member to its board. The value investor replaced non-executive director Paul Jensen with lawyer Peter Velez. Velez has 28 years' experience in corporate law specialising in equity capital ...

Global economy biased toward active management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
A majority of investors are turning to actively managed investments in times of economic volatility, new research by global asset manager Natixis found. Eight in ten (79%) investors said they favour active managers to help generate alpha in this current ...

Super reform impacts AMP results

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... record new external cash flows of $228 million. Meanwhile net cash flows of $83 million in Japan were driven by institutional flows into AMP Capital's global debt and equity infrastructure funds. AMP Capital closed Q1 17 with $165.7 billion in funds ...

Government bond issuance to fall 20pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
Australia's slowly improving Budget position should enable the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) to reduce its annual borrowings next financial year by about 20%. According to a statement released by the AOFM today, with two months left ...

Investment trusts receive affordable housing concessions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
The Government is removing restrictions on managed investment trusts to facilitate new affordable housing developments. Investors will be able to pool funds into a professionally-managed scheme and receive concessional tax treatments assuming that at ...

Cuffe takes stake in Lennox small-cap fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... boutique network Fidante Partners. Lennox Capital Partners' Australian Small Companies Fund is available to retail and institutional investors. It's benchmarked to the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index and invests in a concentrated portfolio ...

Federal Budget is a Ginger Spice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
The Government has handed down a "Ginger Spice" rather than a "Scary Spice" of Budgets this year, according to IOOF head of technical services Martin Breckon. Explaining himself, Breckon said the Budget appeared to be designed to avoid any comparisons ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Three separate financial services dispute resolution services will be combined and replaced by a 'one-stop-shop' to establish a simpler, more accessible and more affordable process for consumers. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) ...

Tax relief for merging super funds extended

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Tax relief for merging superannuation funds will be extended until 1 July 2020 in an effort to minimise barriers to sector consolidation. As announced in this years' Federal Budget, relief will be available to superannuation funds to transfer capital ...

Tax breaks delivered to first home buyers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
First home buyers will be given greater opportunities to own their own home under a new savings plan in the 2017 Federal Budget. From 1 July 2017, first home buyers will be allowed to make voluntary contributions of up to $15,000 per year and $30,000 ...