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More super funds will merge: QMV

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... talks is a better outcome than having it imposed on you by the government or by a bigger fund, where it becomes more of a takeover than a merger."

Citi hires new investment banking head from Deutsche

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... worked on Santos' $17.9 billion successful defence of the EIG/Harbour Energy approach, Unibail-Rodamco's US$25 billion takeover of Westfield, and the A$2.65 billion IPO of Viva Energy. He is also the president of the Australian takeovers panel. "Alex ...

COVID-19 spurs greater scrutiny of foreign investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced that all proposed foreign investment into Australia will be subject to regulatory approval to protect national interests during the COVID-19 crisis. The temporary measures, which came into effect on Sunday ...

Argo Investments' profit plunges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Listed investment company Argo Investments' profit has taken a dive, falling 24.4% from the previous period. Yet Argo has maintained its half-year dividend at 16 cents per share fully franked. The company announced a half-year profit of $118.8 million ...

US firm makes second bid for Aussie fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
A US-based investment giant has made a second bid for an Australian property fund with a $485 million takeover offer. Starwood Capital made the all-cash offer at $2.98 per unit for Australian Unity Office Fund (AOF) over a year after its first failed ...

Listed fund manager plots expansion

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
A $7.2 billion asset manager is planning the takeover of a large New Zealand real estate fund manager, as it eyes a future as a leading funds management platform in the Australasian region. Centuria Capital Group has launched a $174 million takeover ...

NAB hires to improve governance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
The National Australia Bank has appointed a new non-executive director with an extensive history in banking, risk management and governance. Simon McKeon will step into his new role effective 3 February 2020, after gaining regulatory approval, while ...

Zenith acquired by private equity firm

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... Zenith said. Meantime managing partner David Smythe and partner Glen Franklin have exited the business following the takeover. Zenith has ensured their clients that business will continue as normal. "There will be no change to our research and consulting ...

Risk advisers a dying breed: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
The proportion of financial advisers specialising in life insurance has more than halved in the last five years, according to Investment Trends research. In its 2019 Planner Risk Report released today, Investment Trends revealed just 15% of advisers ...

Hong Kong drops LSE bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
The bid was dependent on the axing of the London exchange's proposed Refinitiv takeover. The LSE had rejected the offer before it was pulled saying it fell "substantially short" of an appropriate valuation and there was "no merit in further engagement". ...