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Hunter Hall slams exit proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
The board of Hunter Hall Global Value rejected calls made by Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson to allow shareholders the opportunity to exit HHV at fair value. Wilson's proposal was made in light of the "corporate governance crisis" caused ...

Hunter Hall receives surprise new takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... share price fall because HHV was the only listed ethical fund manager. Wilson later made a formal call to Hunter Hall's board to allow shareholders the opportunity to exit HHV at fair value, in light of the listed investment company's "corporate governance ...

FIIG appoints acting managing director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... appointment follows a decision by current managing director and chief executive Mark Paton to step down. Paton and the FIIG board are exploring a potential role at Gieldan Capital, the alternate debt joint venture between FIIG and MH Carnegie. FIIG chairman ...

Aussie firms join gender index

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, Sweden and Turkey are also new additions. Firms included on the index demonstrate an average female board representation of 24.2%, while 73% require a gender diverse range of candidates for management roles. A further 83% offer ...

AustralianSuper lends muscle to big employers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... to its scale. More initiatives are in the pipeline to benefit fund members, not just in Business Solutions but across the board, including a mobile app with a pension functionality, more financial literacy and mental wellbeing programs this year and ...

Xero chair resigns to advise Trump

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
Xero chairman Chris Liddell will resign from the firm's board to take up a position as an aide to United States President-elect Donald Trump. The financial services software provider told the ASX that Liddell notified the company of his need to step ...

Wilson calls for Hunter Hall exit

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... resignation - which Wilson described as "unexpected and unprofessional" - Wilson said he feels "it is incumbent on the HHV board to enable shareholders who have been loyal to Hall, Hunter Hall and HHV an opportunity to depart." "It is only fair and equitable ...

Former FPA chief joins licensee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... executive as its new independent chair. Dealer group Total Financial Solutions appointed former FPA chief Mark Rantall to its board to strengthen its industry expertise. Rantall, who led the FPA for six years before being succeeded by Dante De Gori in ...

Activity and inflation going Yellen's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... outlook for the economy changes. That said, as of last month, I and most of my colleagues--the other members of the Fed Board in Washington and the presidents of the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks-- were expecting to increase our federal funds rate ...

ClearView hire aligns growth plan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... 14.9% stake in ClearView at a price of $1.48 per share. As a strategic shareholder, Sony Life will be represented on the board of ClearView through the appointment of a non-executive, non-independent director. Blaxland-Walker said the firm was focused ...