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IFM Investors' Sydney Airport dream still alive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... by IFM, bidding for Sydney Airport has had its first win. After a series of rejected bids, Sydney Airport announced to the ASX that it is considering the consortium's (Sydney Aviation Alliance) latest bid of $8.75 cash per share. The consortium is comprised ...

ASX eyes a bigger slice of fixed income active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
In its biggest ETF listing rule change in over five years, the ASX is widening the universe of fixed income strategies it will accept for ETF listings. The AQUA rule changes, which are expected to come into effect on September 22, will allow fixed income ...

Tim Wilson grills NAB on super ownership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
... executive Ross McEwan on whether super funds have undue influence over Australian banks, as funds own larger portions of the ASX. Wilson asked NAB whether super funds, as shareholders, were seeking to influence bank outcomes. He expressed concern about ...

Platinum LICs combine boards

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... equities LIC will now have a common board, as its Asia LIC's chair Malcolm Halstead retires. Platinum Capital Limited (ASX: PMC) and Platinum Asia Investments Limited (ASX: PAI) will both be chaired by PMC's current chair Margaret Towers. "As ...

ASX gender targets 65 years away: CEW

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
The ASX 300 needs to improve targets on female representation as the current rate of progress will see it take 65 years for women to make up 40% of line roles in executive leadership teams, data from Chief Executive Women (CEW) shows. The 2021 CEW Senior ...

Fiducian expands NZ footprint

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
The ASX-listed group is growing its presence across the ditch, with six of its funds becoming available via a KiwiSaver scheme. The six funds have been added to the KiwiWRAP KiwiSaver Scheme, which is a scheme for sophisticated investors looking to ...

Navigator buys stake in alternatives manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
Navigator Global Investments has acquired a stake in an alternatives investment manager. ASX-listed Navigator will own 32% of Longreach Alternatives after the firms signed a definitive agreement. Established in 2016, Longreach has some $1.6 billion ...

ClearView kicks off strategic review

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
A week after selling its advice unit, ASX-listed ClearView has announced a strategic review of the business supported by its private equity shareholder. ClearView said the review's focus is to maximise shareholder value. It was announced after an evaluation ...

HGL relaunches fund to wholesale investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... a concentrated portfolio of listed equities, predominantly sub-$100 million market capitalisation companies listed on the ASX. It targets a return of 15% per annum before fees and consistently outperformed the Australian equity market and ASX Small Ords ...

CountPlus takes stake in firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group is acquiring a 49% shareholding in an accounting firm based in Victoria. CountPlus will pay a total of $2.8 million for Southern Cross Business Holdings (SCBA) made up of an initial payment of $2.2 million ...