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Chief economist update: An extra mile for a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... been had the country stayed in the EU. With no deal, the cost rises to 8%. Other forecasts are similarly gloomy. The independent Office of Budget Responsibility reckons that no-deal will cut next year's GDP by an additional 2%, on top of the costs ...

Magnolia bids for real estate agency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... proposal" in the absence of another proposal, Magnolia said. "Magnolia looks forward to the revised report of the independent expert in light of the announcement of the bid." AU1 shareholders do not need to take any action in relation to the bid at the ...

Government backs disciplinary body in principle

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... of the new single disciplinary system for financial advisers providing tax advice "in principle" in response to the independent review of the Tax Practitioners Board. In announcing its support for the review of the TPB and the Tax Agent Services Act ...

IAPF to acquire management rights for $40m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... new debt tranche that will be added to the existing facility agreement of IAPF," the fund said. The fund said the independent directors of the responsible entity unanimously recommend the proposal and suggests unit holders vote in favour. "The independent ...

OneVue encourages Iress takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... the reasons to accept the scheme as; the scheme was increased from $0.40 cash per share to $0.43 cash per share, the independent expert believes the scheme is fair and reasonable and the scheme represents a significant premium on OneVue's historical ...

Waislitz pokes holes in OneVue bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
Alex Waislitz is running a fine-toothed comb over the independent valuation OneVue board cited in endorsing Iress's 43 cents per share bid to acquire the company. His Thorney companies have 18.35% interest in OVH, have already voted against accepting ...

IRESS caves in, ups OneVue bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... was unanimously recommended by the OneVue board. [It] was subsequently confirmed to be towards the upper end of the independent expert's valuation range and represented a 67% premium to OneVue's closing price on 28 May 2020 [24 cents a share] ...

Law firm summarises report AMP won't release

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... into her harassment matter, including the terms of reference for the investigations and communications between the independent lawyer - QC Andrew Burns - who conducted the investigation and AMP. AMP did release one paragraph from the conclusion off Burns' ...

QIC appoints committee chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... include senor investment executives from the global private capital team, the chief risk officer and Nankivell as the independent chair. In March, QIC brought home an executive from its US business to replace Marcus Simpson, who retired as the head of ...

GPT bleeds $520 million

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... end of June as the effects of the pandemic were becoming more apparent," GPT chief executive Bob Johnston said. "The independent valuers have made allowances for both the near term impacts of the pandemic and also the effects that it is expected to have ...