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ASIC prosecutes market manipulator

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
ASIC has successfully prosecuted a'pump and dump' operator on 23 charges of manipulating listed stocks on the ASX; the first conviction of its kind for the regulator. Gabriel Govinda (known as 'Fibonarchery' online) pleaded guilty to the charges, and ...

TAL welcomes new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
Duncan Boyle has retired as chair of TAL, with Mark Joiner set to replace him. Boyle joined the TAL board as chair in September 2014. Now, after close to eight years, he has decided to retire. In doing so, he hands over the reins to Mark Joiner. In ...

Charter Hall co-founder eyes Australian Unity Office Fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
Aliro Group has made a bid to acquire the Australian Unity Office Fund, with support from the fund's largest shareholder. On Friday afternoon, Australian Unity received an all-cash proposal to acquire all the issued units in its Office Fund (AOF) by ...

Chalmers sworn in as treasurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... dignity." Following the election result, minister for financial services, superannuation and the digital economy Jane Hume bid her farewell. Taking to LinkedIn, Hume congratulated Labor and acknowledged Frydenberg's work as treasurer. While Hume said ...

US inflation wavers near a 40-year high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
The US inflation rate has fallen to 8.3%, but the Consumer Price Index continues to flirt with catastrophic 40-year highs. The index also revealed that costs had risen by a monthly rate of 0.3% in April after having risen 1.2% in March. This decline ...

Pension fund sues Elon Musk, Twitter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
... 2.4% a piece. Combined with Musk's 9.2% stake, this meant he effectively held more than 15% of the company when mounting his bid, requiring the merger be delayed by three years unless two thirds of remaining shares approved. Musk announced his intention ...

BUSSQ board fully stocked again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2022
BUSSQ has welcomed its former chief executive back to the fold as a board director. Linda Vickers, who retired as BUSSQ chief executive in 2020, has joined the fund's board as a member representative. She has over 40 years' experience in superannuation ...

Fitzpatricks expands QLD presence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... advice to our clients." Fitzpatricks said it is partnering with more like-minded and philosophically aligned businesses in a bid to grow its network. "We are pleased to welcome Rothgard to the Fitzpatricks Private Wealth community of Lead Advisers. Genuine ...

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $61.4bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... eToro global markets strategist Ben Laidler said he harbours some concerns for Tesla shareholders about a successful Twitter bid. Laidler said with Musk becoming involved in yet another time-consuming venture, he could potentially sell down part of his ...

HESTA confirms bid for Ramsay Health Care

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
Industry super fund HESTA has announced it is part of a consortium led by KKR to acquire all the issued share capital of Ramsay Health Care. At the time of writing, Ramsay Health Care's share price rose 2.45% following the HESTA announcement. HESTA ...