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MIRA set to acquire REIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) is proposing to acquire a real estate investment trust valued at $300 million. MIRA is offering to take over Vitalharvest Freehold Trust (VTH) for a cash consideration of $1 per share by way of a trust ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... weddings, graduations, all the moments that matter most to us - until we get this virus under control. On Monday, I will name a group of leading scientists and experts as transition advisers to help take the Biden-Harris COVID plan and convert it into ...

EQT names chair, compliance member

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
The responsible entity for some of Australia's largest funds has made changes to its compliance committee and appointed a new chair to its board. Equity Trustees has announced Glenn Sedgwick has joined the responsible entity compliance committee (RECC) ...

Federal Court freezes investment scam, winds up SMSF operator

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
The Federal Court has frozen the funds of a suspected investment scammer and ordered the winding up of two unlicensed financial services businesses, upon referral from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The Federal Court has ...

OnePath takes over group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
OnePath has won a group insurance mandate for a well-known football association, replacing Resolution Life. The AFL Players Association (AFLPA), which represents male, female and past player members, has appointed Zurich-owned OnePath to take over from ...

ASX200 advance climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
More of Australia's top 200 companies are implementing strategies in response to climate change, new research shows. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) annual benchmark analysis shows ASX200 companies' climate-related disclosure ...

CBA progresses with divestment to AIA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
Commonwealth Bank has received another payment furthering the divestment of its life insurance business to AIA Group. CBA has received a payment of approximately $450 million for the sale of CommInsure Life with the proceeds resulting in a pro forma ...

Watermark LIC seeks restructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
A Watermark-managed LIC is proposing to convert to an unlisted managed fund, as a group of investors seek to replace Geoff Wilson and John Abernethy on its board. The Australian Leaders Fund (ASX: ALF) will seek court and shareholder approval to convert ...

IRESS caves in, ups OneVue bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... up 63% from $0.24 to $0.39 as of close today and compares to IRE's all cash bid of $0.40 per share. By comparison, a group of relevant listed peers (including NWL, MAI, PPS, PWL, HUB and XPL) has seen their average share price increase by around ...

Liberman firm backs non-bank lender

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... to be working with such a dynamic team. Having worked with several fintech start-ups, it is great to be involved with a group that has such a strong sense of purpose that is providing a very differentiated product to an underserved market segment," Lambert ...