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WAM Global to acquire LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
WAM Global Limited has entered a scheme of implementation arrangement with the discounted LIC Templeton Global Growth Fund to acquire 100% of TGG shares. WGB is already a shareholder in TGG and wants to acquire the shares it does not hold. TGG investors ...

Stake taps FinClear for ASX offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... FinClear has been selected by Stake for trading, execution and clearing services as it moves into Aussie equities. Commission-free digital brokerage platform Stake recently announced it will add Australian equities to its platform, after launching with ...

Family offices should supplement super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... their investment company. Because the money has been loaned to the company, the funds drawn out each year can be taken tax-free and applied against the loan account," he said. Hutton is seeing more take-ups of investment companies by families as a simple ...

Lumiant raises capital, adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
Fintech Lumiant is seeking more funding as it adds the expertise of two financial advice executives to its board. Jeff Hall will join the Lumiant board as a director after finishing up as chief operating officer of Midwinter in April. Hall's new role ...

Goodments by Douugh now in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
US-based investing app Goodments by Douugh is now available in Australia, offering brokerage-free access to US stocks and ETFs. Goodments was founded in 2017 by former ANZ financial adviser Tom Culver and then-Leo Burnett advertising executive Emily ...

Bloomberg expands equity indices

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021
... and media giant published its US benchmarks in September 2019. The new Bloomberg emerging market benchmarks are weighted by free-float market cap, includes 26 countries, and represents over $14 trillion in market value. Collectively, the global equity ...

Macquarie subsidiary to acquire REIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
After its ninth attempt, Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management is set to acquire a real estate investment trust for $354.6 million. Vitalharvest Freehold Trust (VTH) accepted an offer price of $1.295 per share from MAFM on June 2. In November 2020 ...

LIBOR phased out by year end

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... as practicable and no later than 31 December 2021. The Financial Stability Board supports the adoption of overnight risk-free rates where appropriate, and recognizes the role of forward looking risk-free rate term rates in some limited cases. It also ...

Platinum launches investment bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
Platinum Asset Management has launched an investment bond with Australian Unity. It is offering two options: Platinum's International Fund or the Asia Fund, according to the March 19 product disclosure statement. Lifeplan Australian Friendly Society ...

ATO cracks down on crypto

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... cryptocurrency investors to report capital gains and losses in their tax returns after fears investors may think they are tax-free. The ATO estimates that 600,000 taxpayers have invested in crypto assets in recent years and will be writing to 100,000 ...