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CBA appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
CBA has appointed an intellectual property lawyer as its new non-executive director. Mary Padbury is currently a partner and vice chairman of international law firm Ashurst, which advises corporates and financial institutions on M&A, corporate and structured ...

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... investors and entrepreneurs to setup in Australia to solve deal-flow and expertise gaps through networks and intellectual property dissemination. That would drive new capital into the sector, including greater investment from superannuation funds," he ...

Managed Accounts challenge to retail wealth groups

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... participate in this platform class even though it requires them to be much more open about the investment related intellectual property which they are used to controlling themselves. For example, in managed accounts model portfolios, the end investor ...

WAM Capital poised to pounce in mixed market

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... has been already marked by major bids, such as iiNet, Amcom, and Toll Holdings. "Companies with valuable intellectual property, strong cash flow, and a strong strategic position in their industry will be attractive to potential suitors. We believe many ...

Treasury opens discussion on tax reform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... determine the "location where value is added." These businesses' so-called "intangible assets", such as intellectual property, are also highlighted as a crucial weakness in the current tax system.

Energy Super CEO explains disclosure decision

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... information, particularly when they were overseas." Some asset classes, such as private equity, rely on privacy and intellectual property, she said. "And so there are areas that we will never get full disclosure on, and that's why there has been a lot ...

Magellan sees "real tensions" in launching ASX-listed fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... concerns about the process. "There are some real tensions between those who manage money, and have some intellectual property that they are trying to protect, and putting that on an exchange which has its own disclosure regime and requirements," Cairns ...

Super funds have clout to demand transparency

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... disclosure of their holdings, arguing that it will put them at a competitive disadvantage and compromise their intellectual property. Super funds have also resisted full disclosure, arguing the initial standards proposed by Treasury (under the former ...

Russell Investments set for London Stock Exchange sale

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... milestone for LSEG. It sits squarely with our diversification strategy, builds on one of our core strengths in intellectual property and provides another key driver of growth by growing our presence in the US, the largest global financial services market," ...

Technology now about connectivity not just firepower

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... Technology providers need to accept that the technology itself isn't the point but how effectively it can "funnel intellectual property". Illustrating this, he explained how Advent tunnels into 900 custodians around the world and can help fiduciaries ...