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HESTA chair on responsible investment board

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... of the year. Emslie said previously in her candidate statement that she firmly believed the role PRI plays "in not only raising awareness and promoting the benefits of long-term responsible investing, but also in leading change in the asset owner, manager ...

Decimal chief steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... which has seen the successful implementation of the first in market automated 'robo-advice' platform for enterprises, raising the profile of Decimal and helping build a large active pipeline of opportunities across key segments. "We thank Carolyn for ...

NAB and FPA back super in PPL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... retaining the Low Income Super Contribution for lower income earners and the FPA has also suggested the government consider raising the amount available under the scheme. NAB has called for the Senate to investigate and implement a lifetime cap on super ...

SMSFs welcome no dumping of LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
... associated Financial Stability fund; law reform to classify what is meant by a sophisticated or professional investor; and raising the competency of advisers. Both associations welcomed the enshrining of super's objectives in legislation with SISFA executives ...

AMP Capital targets $2.8bn infrastructure raising

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
AMP Capital has started to raise capital for its Infrastructure Debt Fund III (IDF III), which targets US$2 billion ($2.79 billion) from global institutional investors. The fund is AMP Capital's third infrastructure debt fund in five years and comes ...

SMSFs and infrastructure a good investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... infrastructure investment to self-managed superannuation funds. At a time when both the government and opposition are focused on raising billions of dollars in capital to meet Australia's forthcoming infrastructure needs, the SMSF Association said it ...

AFA gives Education, Michael Murphy awards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... financial adviser through his commitment to excellence in knowledge, behaviour, attitude and accountability. He added that raising levels of industry education and knowledge is fundamental to the AFA's vision of great advice for more Australians. "We ...

Standing up for risk advisers

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... "They're trying to make the difficult choice between what insurance is appropriate for them while paying off a mortgage, raising a child, retaining a social life, and she works one day a week while her husband is farming crocodiles, making $54,000 a ...

FEATURE: Reshaping insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... shortcomings in their risk and business management practices, APRA warned, "further supervisory action" might be taken, including raising capital requirements across the industry. Specifically, the regulator identified the tightening margins in the group ...

Pengana finding plenty to buy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... August and September shows substantial purchases included a material holding in Duet Group during and following its capital raising to acquire Energy Developments; a material increase in holdings in Spotless Group during the sell down by PEP; and a holding ...