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Advice firm acquires $1bn accountancy business

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
Aura Group has acquired a majority stake in Accountable Financial Group (AFG), an accountancy firm with a focus on self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and just under $1 billion in assets under advice. Aura Group managing director Calvin Ng said the acquisition ...

GIP and Hess partner on North Dakota oil deal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Hess Corporation have announced a joint venture focusing on oil and gas processing infrastructure in the US. Following a 50% acquisition of Hess's infrastructure business for US$2.7 billion ($3.5 billion) ...

IOOF ripe for takeover, fund manager says

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
IOOF's sale of Perennial Growth and Perennial Fixed Income to Henderson would make the business more attractive to potential buyers, Beulah Capital managing director Christian Ryan said. Ryan manages the Takeover Target Portfolio, a strategy that invests ...

Westpac adviser sets up private wealth firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... that being licensed under Securitor blends "the best of both worlds." "Integral Private Wealth will have an independent focus and will remain institutionally connected with access to the latest research and intelligence," he said. "Australians seeking ...

Employers given October SuperStream deadline

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... after October 31, 2015, the ATO will apply "a more active compliance approach". Initially this compliance approach will focus on systemic issues affecting the implementation of SuperStream and RSEs are encouraged to "work with employers and assist them ...

Australia a priority for HSBC despite job cuts

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... insurance. In a presentation to investors, HSBC group chief executive Stuart Gulliver listed Australia among the group's growth focus areas, along with Canada, Egypt, India and Taiwan. Other growth areas for HSBC will be China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Saudi ...

Franking credits matter, academics say

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Dismantling franking credits could have detrimental effects for shareholders and for the Australian economy, academics for the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) argued in a research paper. "There is ample evidence that Australian ...

GSFM appoints institutional manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... based in Sydney and report to GSFM chief executive Andrew McKinnon and head of distribution Damien McIntyre. Her role will focus on expanding GSFM's institutional capabilities and supporting the company's four institutional partners - Epoch, Payden & ...

China infrastructure push to boost Australia exports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... Chinese growth and its transition towards a consumer-focused economy have hurt Australia's terms of trade, but a renewed focus on infrastructure could boost the demand for Australian goods. Recent reports by HSBC and BlackRock highlighted that the Chinese ...

Funds management elite tours Asia to seduce investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... trade agreements. He will also touch on the challenges facing Australia's financial services industry, and will particularly focus on superannuation and retirement incomes.