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Stop undermining franking credit refunds: Wilson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... superannuation accounts earlier due to having lower fund balances than men," he said. The fund manager launched an online petition in a bid to keep the current dividend imputation system. It has received more than 26,000 signatures. In a poll of 3027 ...

Superannuation funds ramp up co-investment opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... finds partnerships in the form of joint ventures, consortiums and co-investments have been rising across the industry in a bid to access cost-efficient investments in real estate. As the Australian superannuation industry experiences more consolidation ...

Former planner charged with dishonesty

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... Capital Partners Hedge Fund - on a further seven occasions across October and November 2015. ASIC was recently successful in its bid to wind up the companies Grimm allegedly used to facilitate his dishonesty, paving the way for the charges to be laid. ...

Blue Sky LIC adds new directors, denied pay rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
Two new board directors have been appointed to oversee the Blue Sky Alternative Access Fund. At the same time, a six-figure aggregate increase to the annual remuneration of non-executive directors was not approved by shareholders. Based on proxy forms ...

Court fines stockbroker $350k

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
The Federal Court has ordered a stockbroking firm to pay a $350,000 penalty for failing to comply with Market Integrity Rules. In early March 2011, State One Stockbroking placed 19 bids on behalf of a client when it should have reasonably suspected ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... portfolios poses a "serious problem" for investors. "Secondly, investors can't afford to give away returns to fees or bid-ask spreads in what is already a pretty low-return environment," he says. Government bonds are a good example of duration, while ...

TCorp sets green bond record

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp) recently raised $1.8 billion to fund the NSW Government's first green bond. It is a record for the Australian green bond market. Launched on November 8, the green bond issue had a minimum size of $500 ...

Merger to create $885m LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... "superior merged entity" will provide a larger capital and shareholder base. WAM Capital (WAM) completed a successful takeover bid of another LIC, Wealth Defender Equities (WDE), on October 26, gaining 95.26% of the shares.

Future Fund boosts alternatives assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
The Future Fund has increased its stake in alternative assets and appointed two new fund managers in a bid to combat the tailwinds coming from the global equities market. Australia's sovereign wealth fund increased its allocation in private equity ...

Pinnacle drops fees in Blue Sky fund bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
Pinnacle has knocked off performance fees from its bid to manage the Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund, bringing it in line with Wilson Asset Management's bid, according to LIC's directors. The two managers have put in proposals to gain the ...