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CommInsure misled FOS: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... outcome of the dispute, FOS said. As this particular case was unfolding, Orr pointed out that a joint Four Corners and Fairfax investigation in March 2016 alleged CommInsure knew its trauma insurance contained heart attack definitions that were out of ...

Finding value in Fairfax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
There are signs of life in Fairfax yet but the big banks are less promising, according to Auscap Asset Management. Speaking at the Financial Standard Adviser Big Day Out in Wollongong this morning, Auscap head of distribution Lee Hopperton provided ...

Chief economist update: Should have sold in May and gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... The promised reduction in taxes announced in the Budget has already changed sentiment significantly as evidenced by the Fairfax/Ipsos poll conducted on 9-12 May 2018 (a day after the May 8 Budget reveal). Its survey of 1200 respondents revealed that ...

Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... growth. The promised reduction in taxes announced in the Budget has already changed sentiment a lot as evidenced by the Fairfax/Ipsos poll conducted on 9-12 May 2018. Its survey of 1200 respondents revealed that 38% (up from 20%) think they will be better ...

MQA chief executive departs in management restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... Macquarie and a director at Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation. He was previously New South Wales managing director at Fairfax and a consultant at Bain & Co. MQA said in an ASX statement that the search for a new chief executive is "well advanced." ...

Superannuation savings reach $2.5 trillion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... are calling on superannuation funds to provide long-term capital to Australian businesses and projects. Speaking at a Fairfax event, Visy chief executive and billionaire Anthony Pratt said that Australia was "awash with funds", but many Australian companies ...

Macquarie Atlas Roads farewells chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... with MIC since 2009 prior to which he worked with MIRA's global infrastructure business in New York and held roles with Fairfax Media, Bain & Company and Phillips Fox Solicitors. Commenting on his appointment, Hooke said: "I am very pleased to take on ...

Suncorp Tower takeover denied by competition watchdog

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... of Tower's shares at NZ$1.40 per share (the Vero SIA). The bid trumped a previous NZ$1.17 a share offer from Canadian Fairfax Financial Holdings. At the time, Suncorp New Zealand chief executive Paul Smeaton said the proposed acquisition provided an ...

Fairfax nixes private equity buyout

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
The two private equity firms vying for Fairfax Media have withdrawn their non-binding offers. Hellman & Friedman and the TPG Group-led investor consortium were granted access to "confidential due diligence" to determine whether a binding proposal for ...

Second private equity firm joins battle for Fairfax

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
In the battle for Fairfax Media, a new US-based bidder has entered the fray. Hellman & Friedman (H&F), established in 1984 by Lehman Brothers and Salomon Brothers executives Warren Hellman and Tully Friedman and with about $50 billion in assets under ...