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Future Fund to manage new drought fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... has introduced a bill to set up a $5 billion fund for drought-related spending that will be managed by the Future Fund Board of Guardians. Minister for Finance and the Public Service Mathias Cormann said the fund will kick off with $3.9 billion and grow ...

WAM names prospective Blue Sky LIC team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... the BAF share price to a premium to its underlying NTA and then grow the company," Wilson said The newly-constituted board of BAF is considering the update as it finalises the manager arrangements for the LIC. Wilson made a bid to take control of the ...

New super fund to secure female financial security

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... in companies that abuse women at any point in their supply chain and those failing to commit to adding women to their board of directors. According to the Verve Super website, the fund and its investment manager have been working with BetaShares to contact ...

Tax treatment of granny flats under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
The Federal Government has requested the Board of Taxation conduct a review of the tax treatment of granny flat arrangements and outline potential reforms to assist the prevention of elder abuse. Under existing tax laws, a homeowner may have to pay ...

Australian philanthropist donates $100m to journalism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... journalists engage more closely with their peers across the region. The institute will also be governed by an experienced board of directors and supported by an international advisory council. Work has commenced on a detailed program of activities and ...

Equity Trustees adds former family office leader to board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
A former Mutual Trust chief executive is set to join the board of Equity Trustees. Tim Hammon has been appointed as a non-executive director of Equity Trustees, adding 10 years of leadership experience at one of Australia's prominent multi-family offices ...

SMSF investment platform begins, announces senior hire

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
The outgoing chief executive at the Australian arm of an $800 billion global asset manager is joining the board of a newly-launched SMSF investment platform in 2019. Joining OpenInvest as a non-executive director in the New Year is current Schroders ...

Global asset managers sign responsible firearms framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... (CalPERS); California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS); Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds; Florida State Board of Administration; Maine Public Employees Retirement System; Maryland State Retirement and Pension System; Nuveen, the ...

Vamos joins embattled insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... ASX-listed insurance company which was taken to task during the Royal Commission. Vamos is now a non-executive director on the board of Freedom Insurance Group, the insurer that was admonished in the sixth round of the Royal Commission for deliberately ...

Future Fund appoints to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
Future Fund has appointed a former UBS global asset management chief as it renews the board of the $149 billion sovereign wealth fund, including topping up chair Peter Costello's term. Former UBS global asset management chief executive and chair John ...