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Government proposes further expansion of downsizer scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... retirement savings. "The decision to downsize is one that is often made earlier in life than the current eligibility age. This proposal removes a key barrier for people in their 50s and early 60s who are ineligible for downsizer contributions. Pre-retirees ...

Industry pans early release superannuation policy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... should be able to have both." She added that Australians should be aware of the dangers of the Morrison government's proposal.

Pendal sees profits rise, to focus on costs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
... economic pressures". The group will pay a dividend of 21c per share, up from 17c in 1H22. The results follow Perpetual's proposal to acquire 100% of Pendal for $6.23 a share. Pendal's board ultimately rejected the offer, saying it significantly undervalued ...

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $61.4bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... board chair Bret Taylor said: "The Twitter board conducted a thoughtful and comprehensive process to assess Elon's proposal with a deliberate focus on value, certainty and financing." "The proposed transaction will deliver a substantial cash premium ...

Pension fund pushes for independent chair at Berkshire Hathaway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... billion in funds under management, owns about 0.3% of the company and has said that it will vote in favour of a shareholder proposal to replace Buffett as chair while retaining him as chief executive. CalPERS said its decision is consistent with its ...

UK regulator introduces diversity rules for listed entities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has finalised its rules for listed companies when it comes to disclosure of diversity on boards and executive committees. Under the rules, the boards of listed entities must comprise 40% women and at least one of ...

HESTA confirms bid for Ramsay Health Care

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... Ramsay Health Care released an ASX statement yesterday in response to media speculation over a non-binding indicative proposal. In this statement, Ramsay Health Care confirmed that under the indicative proposal from a consortium of financial investors ...

End choice dashboard delay: AIST

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... to make super funds disclose the performance of choice products. In a submission to ASIC, AIST opposed the regulator's proposal to defer the requirement for super funds to offer choice product dashboards - which would disclose the performance of these ...

Pendal rejects Perpetual bid

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... from Perpetual to acquire 100% of the shares in Pendal by way of a scheme of arrangement was rejected this morning. The proposal was for a consideration of one Perpetual share for every 7.5 Pendal shares plus $1.67 cash for each Pendal share, representing ...

Perpetual moves to acquire Pendal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... made an offer to acquire Pendal for $6.23 a share. Pendal confirmed it received the conditional, non-binding indicative proposal from Perpetual to acquire 100% of shares in Pendal by way of scheme of arrangement. The proposal is for a consideration of ...