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Sargon liquidators in talks with litigation funder

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... from a litigation funder. Talks with a litigation funder are ongoing. The liquidators are likely to take any settlement proposal (laying out the litigation funders' cut of recovered, which will pre-empt the debt payouts) to Sargon's creditors. The proceeds ...

Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... responsible entity for AMP Super's listed investments) said it publishes its proxy voting annually. "We consider each proposal carefully and consult extensively with multiple stakeholders to fully understand the implications of each potential outcome ...

Government announces fresh crackdowns on foreign investments

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced a major crackdown on foreign investment in Australia, including new overriding "last resort powers" which will allow him to force foreign divestment in exceptional cases. The reforms to the country's foreign ...

Senator criticises lazy super system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... Productivity Commission's recommendation for a best-in-show list and, in doing so, casted doubt over whether the proposal will actually eventuate. "The problem with best-in-show is that it's a little bit complicated to explain. It was one solution ...

Global ETF leaders push for reform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... which BlackRock head of iShares Australasia Christian Obrist said would help to improve transparency for investors. In a proposal to US stock exchanges in mid-May, BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street Global Advisors, Invesco, Charles Schwab and Fidelity ...

Chief economist update: The ECB's PEPP economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... dissenter nations' - Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden - stance against the European Commission's recent proposal for a €750 billion recovery plan and a 2021-27 budget of €1.1 trillion.

Dealer groups slam FPA policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... CountPlus, Fitzpatricks and Paragem have all criticised the Financial Planning Association of Australia's latest policy proposal. The FPA wants to see AFSLs only responsible for the oversight of product compliance, rather than being responsible for the ...

Details of Mayfair's default revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... after Madgewick Lawyers had proposed a new repayment agreement, Mawhinney responded to Vasco: "We are going through this proposal at the moment with our various advisers to see if this is the right move for us in light of other restructuring we are undertaking ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone contraction heads from mild to severe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... moment: Repair and prepare for the next generation" (released on May 27), the European Commission (EC) "put forward its proposal for a major recovery plan". As per Factset: "The European Commission announced its proposal for a €750B recovery plan and ...

Receivers appointed to Mayfair 101 entity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... not made despite a number of attempts to contact them," Vasco said. "In addition, we put to the borrower a restructure proposal that we have also received no meaningful response to." It was this incident that necessitated the appointment of receivers ...