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Global $11bn manager acquires US firm

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... billion. Impax highlighted the compatibilities between the two groups, adding that the acquisition will benefit from rising interest in "high growth sustainable investment opportunities." The firms also previously collaborated on the Pax Global Environment ...

Finalist feedback on future of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
Implementing new means of engagement with clients and collaborating more with fellow advisers is paramount to changing the public's perception of the financial advice industry. Discussing the key themes of the final day of judging for this year's Rising ...

Perpetual wins RE mandate with $620m manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... per annum since inception two years ago, will be issued to advisers and their clients following strong expressions of interest. Perpetual will act as RE, which Ophir investment director and head of sales Rob Saunders said "will enable easier access to ...

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
Governor Philip Lowe's statement explaining the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monetary policy decision to keep interest rates unchanged at 1.5% at their 5 September Board meeting, revealed the Australian central bank's optimism over the international ...

Passive investors excluded from small business tax cuts

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... will not qualify for the lower company tax rate if 80% or more of income is of a passive nature (such as dividends and interest). Corporate tax entities with predominantly passive income will be given access to the lower corporate tax rate in 2023-24 ...

On the road to normal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... November. But everybody - even my uncle and his dog - already know this. What remains are the questions on a December interest rate hike (will they, won't they?) and the announcement of the start of QE taper (will they, won't they?). The likelihood of ...

Impact investment in real-time

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Retail and sophisticated investors can now view live Australian impact investment opportunities through one public portal. From today the Impact Investing Hub is running its Current Deals Library, which lists live impact investment opportunities and ...

UK asset consultants face competition scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... identified these concerns, namely how incumbents have relatively high and stable market shares as well as conflicts of interest. The three largest investment consultants, Aon Hewitt, Mercer and Willis Towers Watson, responded to the report and submitted ...

Lower returns but higher balances for SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... most SMSF trustees are still on track to meet their retirement goals, despite a difficult investment environment and low interest rates. "But for trustees and their specialist advisers, these are challenging times, especially on the investment front. ...

Stressed Aussies increasingly tempted to access advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... through our long-standing partnership with Good Shepherd Microfinance, we've provided more than $212 million in no and low interest loans to over half a million Australians who need support," Thorburn said. "But as the research shows, there is more to ...