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IOOF responds to class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... reputationally. Yet they persisted and the board let it pass. The reckoning that began at the Royal Commission now goes to the next stage, with the filing of this class action." The class action is funded by Regency Group. All shareholders who acquired ...

Australian fund caught in email scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
The board of a $5 billion Australian government fund, run by several former investment bankers, has been admonished for using non-official email accounts to conduct business with political and commercial sensitivities. The Auditor General said some ...

Climate change an imminent threat to returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... about managing risk as set out in the World Economic Forum 2019 report. Asset owners should consider climate change at every stage of the investment process, from investment beliefs, policy and process to portfolio construction decisions." Mercer says ...

APRA receives new super powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... urgent, material threat to members' interests. "The new directions power gives APRA the ability to intervene at an early stage before members suffer significant harm." This may mean in some instances, underperforming funds will be forced to merge ...

In a nutshell: Federal Budget 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... have made the right choices, the difficult but necessary choices and our economic plan is working. Tonight marks the next stage in that plan. "Lower taxes for 10 million Australians and three million small businesses." Prime Minister Scott Morrison is ...

Infrastructure gets $100 billion

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... on the south eastern and northern sides, $700 million on South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Rail and $360 million for the final stage of the western highway. Queensland will get $4 billion, Northern Territory will see $622 million, Tasmania receives $313 million ...

IFM Investors to open new Europe office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
The $120 billion fund manager is gearing up to open a new European office in the next six months, no matter which way the Brexit deal goes. IFM Investors already has offices in the UK, Berlin and Switzerland. Chief executive Brett Himbury told Financial ...

UK to introduce new pension scheme

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... alliance of supporters in both Houses of Parliament as well as working with government." "We now look ahead to the next stage and ultimately delivering the UK's first CDC pension." CWU deputy general secretary postal Terry Pullinger said: "The response ...

Brookfield acquires 62% of Oaktree Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... Oaktree co-founder Howard Marks visited Sydney in late Octobe r. At the time, he said the current bull market was in a late stage but it could still go "up, sideways or down." He said while optimistic investors have pushed up asset prices, the US economy ...

Swiss group acquires stake in local wealth firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... clients with the highest-quality investment and wealth management products and advice." The introduction of EFG marks the next stage of Shaw and Partners, he added. "EFG has a deep understanding of our industry and brings significant global and operational ...