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WAM makes proposition plans public

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... investment company Contango Income Generator (ASX: CIE), after the investment manager failed to respond to WAM's initial proposal. It comes after the manager of the fund, Contango Asset Management, gave notice to shareholders that it was considering ...

Mayfair 101's vision for Mission Beach is sinking

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... holders. "We have already proactively reached out to Grant Thornton and advised that we will be putting forward a formal proposal for the return of the company to the Group in line with the finalisation of our refinancing activities. Any proposal must ...

Law firm slams insurer mental health policies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... industry saying it could not afford to accept increased total and permanent disability and income protection claims, and the proposal allowing people to be better supported. "Insurers already make it as difficult as possible for people to have their ...

FSC calls for scaled advice model

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has called on the government to implement a two-year trial of a scalable advice model, in a bid to increase access to affordable advice to Australians at a time when they need it most. The COVID-19 crisis has seen ...

Cbus adds to leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... connection with their members. This is an exciting opportunity for both of our funds and I am very pleased to see this proposal progressing," he said.

Maurice Blackburn slams FSC

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... follows statements of notional support from superannuation and financial services assistant minister Jane Hume, despite the proposal being rejected by a parliamentary committee in 2018. "The Parliamentary Joint Committee made a series of sensible findings ...

SMSFA, FSC call for infrastructure investment access

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... investment that could help fund Australia's recovery and future infrastructure investment needs." Maroney said the FSC proposal addresses the liquidity issue and removes barriers such as high cost and gives access to SMSFs to invest in an asset class ...

Media Super names chief operating officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... connection with their members. This is an exciting opportunity for both of our funds and I am very pleased to see this proposal progressing," he said.

Pension funds apply pressure on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... of the largest pension funds in the US have sent letters to their government urging action on climate change after a proposal sought to limit their ESG investing capabilities. The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), which has assets ...

US considers restricting ESG in pensions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... considerations relevant to the risk adjusted economic value of a particular investment or investment course of action." The proposal appears to be similar to the sole purpose test which is in place for Australian superannuation funds. The sole purpose ...