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KKR offers $2.6b to acquire MYOB

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
The private equity juggernaut Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is looking to acquire the remaining shares of accounting and business software company MYOB. The proposal comes after a KKR affiliate bought a 17.6% share in MYOB from Bain Capital at a price of ...

The joys of an independent board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... fee for investors, according to AIC communications director Annabel-Brodie Smith. For Allianz Technology (ATT) chairman Robert Jeens and Henderson Alternatives Strategies Trust (HAST) chair Richard Gubbins, recent board-driven moves to tiered fee structures ...

Industry veterans join global commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... executive Fiona Reynolds. Also joining the group as one of 22 commissioners is Utilities Trust of Australia (UTA) chairman Robert Jolly, as is New Zealand Superannuation Fund head of responsible investment Anne-Maree O'Connor. Australian Senator and ...

AAT overrides adviser ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... was permanently banned by ASIC did not engage in misleading or dishonest conduct. ASIC announced it permanently banned Robert Hutchison on 11 June 2017 for double charging clients and falsifying records. Hailing from Lower Chittering, Western Australia ...

Pengana merger pays off for WHSP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... investments in the financial services sector where it sees long-term growth and attractive industry dynamics." WHSP chairman Robert Millner described the firm as a disciplined and patient long-term investor. "Its [WHSP's] diversified portfolio has gain ...

ASIC commences civil action against ANZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings against ANZ for its involvement in an alleged criminal cartel relating to a $2.5 billion institutional share placement in August 2015. ASIC alleged ANZ failed to notify the ASX that $791 million of the $2.5 ...

Instant asset write off extended

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... policy, budget, economic and fiscal policy, and major foreign investment decisions. Newly anointed Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert will take care of the day-to-day management of superannuation, competition and consumer policy, including fintech and ...

Federal oversight of financial services sector clarified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... Frydenberg has now confirmed that responsibility for the sector will be split between himself and Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert. Frydenberg will oversee ASIC, APRA and the ACCC and will also be responsible for responding to the Royal Commission. ...

Adviser, Practice of the Year finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
The 2018 finalists for the Association of Financial Advisers' most coveted accolades have been announced. In partnership with Zurich, the AFA has announced the three finalists for the 2018 Adviser of the Year Award. This year, Capital Focused's ...

Custodians oversee heightened domestic equity trades

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... multi-currency trading, valuation across currencies and implementation of hedging strategies," ACSA said. ACSA chief executive Robert Brown said: "The custody industry continues to mature with over a third of all client assets invested internationally ...