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Whistleblower protections under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... Australia, including those under the recent amendments to the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Act 2016, and overseas in major comparable jurisdictions. It also critiques existing Australian provisions; canvasses a range of options for ...

CBA finances wind farm construction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... financing partner to Sapphire Wind Farm and to support large-scale renewable infrastructure projects in Australia as well as overseas." Earlier this year the wind farm project also won the final ACT Government large-scale wind reverse auction, including ...

Turnbull putting industry fund governance back on the table

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... competition in financial services, Turnbull also highlighted his plans to make Australian fund managers more competitive overseas, having noted that at present only 4% of Australian funds under management comes from offshore sources. The first phase ...

NZ manager launches QROPS scheme

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
A New Zealand asset manager now offers a qualified recognised overseas pension scheme for Australian and NZ migrants. Lifetime Asset Management's Garrison Bridge Superannuation Scheme has been added to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs' QROPS list and ...

Japan still leading APAC offshore investors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... 2009 Johnson Report identified a number of reforms needed to promote local financial services products and expertise overseas. "While new internationally recognised collective investment vehicles, the Asia Region Funds Passport and a recently released ...

HUB24 opens doors to global direct equities

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... and seamless manner with all other assets. "Our recent whitepaper highlighted the issue of SMSFs limited exposure to overseas assets and how this was contradictory to the fundamental principles of diversification. "By providing access to international ...

CFSGAM names new director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... where he has held a number of executive roles across strategy, business development and major projects in Australia and overseas. CFSGAM partner infrastructure investments, Chris McArthur, said Timms' appointment strengthens the group's commitment to ...

ACCC slams Macquarie and ANZ for cartel conduct

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... chief risk officer Nigel Williams saying the bank has an "obligation to ensure our people, both here in Australia and overseas, comply with the law at all times." "While there is no evidence that foreign exchange benchmarks in Singapore were successfully ...

Hyperion opens fund to retail market

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... our money invested for two years now, and we're really pleased that our investment strategy has been as successful in overseas equity markets as it has in Australia," Samway said. Samway said that investors looking for long term growth would be wise ...

Is default super dated?

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... appropriate and superior outcomes," the AIST said. Both groups agree on rejecting any auction model (as used in some overseas jurisdictions) and that consumer protections are paramount.