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Keybridge exits funds management business

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... from Keybridge following a legal dispute with ASIC in late 2015. Then, in May 2016, the company received a restructure proposal from Wilson Asset Management, which involved an equal access buy-back of Keybridge shares; a new management agreement; a new ...

Supreme Court makes China Growth Fund EGM ruling

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... policyholders, was declared to be ineligible to vote on the proposed solutions for the fund - one of which includes a wind-up proposal from activist investor LIM Advisors. This is because, as per the Corporations Act, the responsible entity of a managed ...

CalPERS increasing emerging manager exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
One of the world's largest pension funds is aiming to have US$11 billion ($15 billion) dedicated to emerging and transition investment managers by 2020. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) told the Global Entrepreneurship Summit ...

APRA outlines plans to refocus Appointed Actuary role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed improvements for the Appointed Actuary role within insurance companies. The Appointed Actuary is a mandatory position insurers must have to provide independent, expert advice to boards ...

Australian Unity fund begins ASX trading

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... Investments chief executive, David Bryant, said he was pleased with the support from investors and their endorsement of the proposal to list the fund. "We have been very happy with the high level of interest from both institutional and retail investors ...

MSCI delays China A shares inclusion in indices

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... on launching financial products remain unaddressed. As a result, MSCI said it will retain the China A shares inclusion proposal as part of the 2017 Market Classification Review and has not ruled out a potential off-cycle inclusion of A shares should ...

QSuper calms super raid fears

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... invest in infrastructure. Among the budget aftermath QSuper chief executive Michael Pennisi explained that a government proposal to spend $4 billion on debt and infrastructure will be raised by monies sitting in a voluntary reserve fund owned by the ...

OneVue announces $177m merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... under trusteeship, management and administration of roughly $10.8 billion, across over 75 clients. Commenting on the proposal, OneVue managing director Connie Mckeage said: "OneVue is Australia's largest provider of outsourced unity registry services ...

Aspen Group CEO, CFO and chair depart in restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... Holiday Parks Group. The group's portfolio is now valued at $80 million. Then, in March, the board received an unsolicited proposal from Mill Hill Capital (MHC) to acquire Edward Baillie Capital Hotel & Leisure Fund's (EBCHLF) hotel/motel portfolio and ...

Swiss say no to universal basic income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to give their entire population enough money to live on. A projection provided to the public broadcaster RTS said 78% had voted against the scheme, which would see all Swiss citizens, along with foreigners ...