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Hunter Hall independent review rejects WHSP takeover

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... takeover offer to acquire all of Hunter Hall's shares at $1.50 per share. The offer, Pinnacle noted, represents a 50% premium to the offer made by WHSP. Pinnacle said in the event it takes over more than 50% of Hunter Hall, the offer will increase to ...

Hunter Hall receives surprise new takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... takeover offer to acquire all of Hunter Hall's shares at $1.50 per share. The offer, Pinnacle noted, represents a 50% premium to the offer made by WHSP. Pinnacle said in the event it takes over more than 50% of Hunter Hall, the offer will increase to ...

AustralianSuper lends muscle to big employers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
AustralianSuper is starting to reap the benefits of its transition to the Link administration platform, signing on three foundation clients to its newly-launched Business Solutions arm. Under the deal, Komatsu, Clough and one other major company (undisclosed ...

AIA revamps income protection suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2017
... protection and business expenses policies. Eligible in-force policies will also have the discount applied at the next premium due date after January 20, 2017. The insurer's Income Protection Super Extras policy will now also permit a 95%/5% split across ...

Metro property markets continue reliable income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... the existing portfolio. The Lane Cove property will settle in March 2017, meaning the asset will have generated a 20.9% premium to the 30 June 2016 book value; and a property internal rate of return (IRR) of 23.8% since CMA's listing in December 2014. ...

Centrepoint sells funding business for $20m

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
Centrepoint Alliance sold its Premium Funding business following a strategic review. The business has been sold to the Finance subsidiary of the Bank of Queensland for a total consideration of $20 million. BOQ said the business was appealing due to ...

Archaic gender rules mask super benefits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
Superannuation funds are failing to effectively engage LGBTI members due to antiquated rules on gender identity, and the need for reform is growing. Addressing the recent FPA Professionals Congress in Perth, high-profile transgender Catherine McGregor ...

PIMCO enters private credit joint venture

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... well-managed, private direct corporate lending strategy has the potential to provide an attractive risk-adjusted yield premium relative to public credit investments."

Individual risk sales flat for three years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... to generate even a fairly small, additional 2.5% growth in sales, this would produce nearly $50 million in new annual premium." "The potential impact of Health and Wellness programs, if fully and properly applied, can usher in substantially higher sales ...

Small caps and corporate activity drive LIC performance

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... Argo Investments, both offer good value trading close to pre-tax NTA at 31 October and are below their three year average premium. IIR analyst Peter Rae said: "October was an active quarter with the pipeline of listings, capital raisings and corporate ...