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ASIC using intimidation tactics on grandfathering: AIOFP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... by ASIC going around intimidating fund managers will have to be retrospectively paid back." The AIOFP is currently fund raising for a High Court challenge to the banning of grandfathered commissions. The bill banning grandfathered commissions on investment ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... self-respect -- fresh rationales to replace the old argument that a balanced budget would take pressure off the central bank from raising interest rates. Oh, I forgot, domestic interest rates are already at record lows (and are expected to head lower ...

Former BTFG executive takes on new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
BT Financial Group's former general manager of platforms and investments has stepped into a new role with an emerging platform provider. John Shuttleworth has been appointed chief executive of Spitfire. Spitfire's current chief executive Matthew Johnson ...

Chief economist update: Zero here we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... borrow? Further RBA interest rate reductions would only lead to unintended consequences and undesired effects, that is raising greater concerns over the economic outlook. It's time fiscal policy lends a helping hand by ditching the government's ...

Regal teams up for new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
Phil King's Regal Funds Management has teamed up with Gresham, and the two are raising for a new fund that will invest in royalties from Australian resources assets. The Gresham Resources Royalties Fund (GRRF) has raised $85 million so far and has ...

Global manager pushes Australian expansion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
A US-listed investment manager has launched an Unlisted Private Assets Fund in Australia, with a goal of raising $500 million. The fund is targeting credit, equity, secondary and opportunistic investment types. The company said Australia is a typical ...

Evidence of "pay to play" in US pension consulting

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... results are driven by advisers whose political contributions are made by senior officers likely to be involved in capital raising for the firm including chief executives, owners/partners, and sales executives," the paper said. The results were most pronounced ...

Chief economist update: Whatever it takes, however long it takes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... for as long as necessary to reinforce the accommodative impact of our policy rates, and to end shortly before we start raising the key ECB interest rates. "Third, we intend to continue reinvesting, in full, the principal payments from maturing securities ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... responsible investment, in which it said it was committed to showcasing leadership and increasing accountability, with a view to raising standards of responsible investment across all signatories. Its mission, it said, is to achieve an economically efficient ...

Macquarie Group raising $1bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Macquarie Group is raising $1 billion to chase new opportunities and maintain capital levels in light of ongoing regulatory change. Macquarie this morning announced a $1 billion non-underwritten institutional placement, which represents roughly 8.5 ...