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E&P Financial advances delisting

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
E&P Financial Group will delist from the ASX after shareholders narrowly approved the move at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). Some 76.5% of E&P shareholders agreed that the company should delist at the EGM held on November 1. The delisting ...

Industry fund merger finalised; seven board exits confirmed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
The merger between industry funds CareSuper and Spirit Super was officially signed, sealed, and delivered today, creating a $53 billion super fund. The newly combined fund, which operates under the banner of CareSuper, will, as previously revealed ...

Charter Hall, Hostplus bid price for HPI reduces

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
Charter Hall and Hostplus' bid price for Hotel Property Investments (HPI) has decreased while the offer period has been extended. The bid price went from $3.85 to $3.785 following an interim distribution being factored in. HPI's board said it ...

Commonwealth Bank finally relents on interest rate call

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
Yesterday's CPI data - which showed trimmed mean inflation has remained stubbornly high - put the final nail in the coffin for those hoping for an interest rate cut in 2024. Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics Gareth Aird was one of the last ...

CFS unveils fund manager, fee changes to FirstChoice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) is introducing a bunch of fund manager, asset allocation, and fee changes to two of its FirstChoice products from November 16. For FirstChoice Employer Super, Platypus Australian Equities will take over as investment manager ...

ASIC secures win against HCF Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
The Federal Court has ruled in ASIC's favour, finding that a 'pre-existing condition' term in certain HCF Life policies was liable to mislead the public. The term was used in three contracts issued under HCF Life's 'Recover' range of products. ASIC ...

AMP hires growth lead for super, investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
AMP will soon have a director for growth and customer solutions join its super and investments leadership team, hiring a former BT head of product. Julie Slapp will join the business on November 25 in the newly created role, tasked with developing and ...

Westpac appoints acting head of wealth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
Westpac has announced the appointment of an acting chief executive, business and wealth. Westpac chief executive Peter King said Peter Herbert has been appointed to the position, effective November 5. Herbert is currently the chief operating officer ...

Regal indicted for alleged short-selling breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
Regal Partners has been indicted by the South Korean securities watchdog after a former employee allegedly breached the country's tough short-selling rules. The Korean Prosecutor's Office issued an indictment against Regal and its former employee ...

ESSSuper shifts members to new default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
ESSSuper is moving members in its default investment option to the newly launched Balanced Growth Managed option. Members currently in the Balanced option will move to the Balanced Growth Managed option for Accumulation Plan and beneficiary accounts ...