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Hunter Hall receives surprise new takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... creep to obtain control of Hunter Hall." The WHSP takeover bid received significant media scrutiny as well as criticism from major Hunter Hall Global Value Limited (HHV) unitholder and Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson, who said he expected ...

Westpac fortifies commitment to data protection

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... data is stored or moving between entities," Sharma said. Westpac Group chief investment officer Dave Curran said: "As a major financial institution, data security and protecting our customers is of paramount importance. This increased commitment is a ...

AustralianSuper lends muscle to big employers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... on three foundation clients to its newly-launched Business Solutions arm. Under the deal, Komatsu, Clough and one other major company (undisclosed as at time of publication) chose AustralianSuper as the default superannuation fund for their employees ...

QIC closes renewable energy fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... and our managed client, Future Fund. We are very pleased that in the first six months of establishing PARF there are three major investments in the partnership, including the first greenfield project," Ross Israel, QIC's head of global infrastructure ...

Decimal secures funding from $72bn consortium

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
A $72 billion consortium of superannuation fund investors made a major investment in Decimal Software. The ASX-listed digital advice provider announced today that IFM Investors has taken a 6.5% stake in the company following a $2.29 million capital ...

Super reforms incubating unemployment risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... "Many intending retirees are holding a substantial portion of their savings outside of superannuation; this represents a major growth opportunity for superannuation funds and potential long-term improvement in fund members' financial position," he said. ...

Robo critical to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
An online advice provider for retirees is attempting to secure funding in order to partner with major financial services institutions. Fintech firm SuperEd, led by Vanguard Australia founder Jeremy Duffield and former Westpac executive Hugh Morrow ...

The race is on for offshore investments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... Loane noted that corporate collective investment vehicles (CIVs) have yet to see draft legislation, and there are still major simplifications to be made to the current withholding tax regime. Because the Asia region funds passport is "coming in at the ...

Investec snaps up NSW properties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... acquisitions continue the fund's focus of investing in established metropolitan office markets where we see value relative to the major CBD office markets. We are starting to see rental growth in most of Sydney's office markets and as such, precincts ...

A-dollar rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... week - he talked and talked about everything except about his economic policies - brought the US dollar down against most major currencies. But 'twas the Aussie dollar that gained the most. The Australian dollar has reversed its late 2016 reversal this ...