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ASIC flags post-RC criminal prosecutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... entities has also been prioritised, ASIC said. ASIC said all work is being undertaken with its new 'Why not litigate?' mantra in mind, with a taskforce now in place to establish a dedicated Office of Enforcement within ASIC. The move will see enforcement ...

Fidelity adds US equities exposure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Fidelity is eschewing technology-heavy growth areas of the market for value stocks as it increases exposure to US equities in its multi-asset strategies. Fidelity's multi-asset chief investment officer James Bateman said US value stocks are looking ...

Qantas Super chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Qantas Super chair Anne Ward will step down in May after 15 years of service. Two new members will also join the board. Ward joined the Qantas Super board in April 2004 and was appointed chair one year later. She serves on numerous boards, including ...

Avenir eyes insto investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
Avenir Capital is looking to win institutional investors for its 'private equity mindset' approach to equities, after previously running capital raised mostly by word-of-mouth. The fund invests in 18 international stocks, with a longer-term ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... to 95.9 in January, marking a new cycle low and the weakest read since we began compiling this index in May 2009." Never mind the credit crunch in home lending or oversupply or restrictions on foreign purchasers or whatever, expectations matters more. ...

Alternatives an antidote to volatility: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
As volatility continues to plague the equity markets, alternatives are attracting investors with solid income streams and stability amid the uncertainty. The inaugural J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives Outlook, which surveyed global chief executives ...

Millions of Australian's suffering from financial stress: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... financial stress. Anderson said the research shows well-defined goals and a plan to achieve them gave workers greater peace of mind. "Goals help lift people above the day-to-day expense cycle, allowing a more 'in-control', longer-term view," she said. ...

PSP ramps up Aussie agriculture investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
The $166 billion Canadian pension investment manager PSP Investments has acquired a stake in an Australian grain and logistics company BFB. Already a major investor in Australia's agricultural sector, PSP Investments bought out private equity firm ...

Curtain call for industry body after 96 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
A retiree body that was set up before the Sydney Harbour Bridge was built shutters its doors this year - in a clear sign of the times. The Superannuated Commonwealth Officers' Association, established in 1923, had 50,000 members at its peak. But ...

The problem the Productivity Commission is trying to fix

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... sector in trying to digest the Productivity Commission's 700-page report with its 31 recommendations need to keep in mind the massive structural problems it is trying to fix. The fundamental problem that has perplexed the Commission is how could ...