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Insurance premiums to drop for HESTA members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... will cost about 15% less. Depending on the benefit period, income protection will reduce by between 1.4% and 23.5%. The premium reductions will apply for HESTA Super and HESTA Personal Super member; they do not apply to those in corporate super plans. ...

DigiCo offloads US asset for $1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... DigiCo - HMC Capital's infrastructure REIT - has offloaded a Chicago-based asset for just over $1 billion (US$750m) at a 5% premium, increasing its liquidity to around $900 million. This comes after DigiCo was forced to withdraw its application for a ...

Atlas Arteria rejects 'exploitative' IFM takeover bid

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... Altas Arteria. The offer is designed to accelerate IFM's creep to effective control of Atlas Arteria without paying a fair premium to securityholders." IFM has offered a price of $4.75 cash per stapled security, less any distributions paid by Atlas Arteria. ...

Cbus members to see 46% increase in insurance fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... a rise in mental health conditions. "In response to this, working with our insurer, AIA, CSC has implemented a mix of premium changes which includes an increase to TPD and five-year income protection premiums," the spokesperson said. Additionally, a ...

Pacific Equity Partners makes unsolicited bid for oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has made an unsolicited takeover bid to acquire oOh!media for $1.40 per share. That is a premium of 64.7% from its last closing prices of $0.85 and values the media firm at around $747million. oOh!media provides outdoor ...

Core-satellite models can only be effective with purpose: Vanguard

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... elevated, averaging 21% of the fixed income allocation but higher and longer-term cash allocations could cost clients the term premium and the defensive benefits of duration, Vanguard said. Across both Australian and global equities, advisers adopted ...

BUSSQ to roll out personalised investment solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... decisions." Late last year BUSSQ streamlined its product offering, consolidating its accumulation products - BUSSQ MySuper and Premium Choice, which included eight different options and varied types of insurance - into one that provides members with ...

Nearly $12bn leaves Challenger in March quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... bid to improve weak demand. One of the key changes is refining specific parameters of the proposed advanced illiquidity premium calculation. "We strongly welcome APRA's reforms, which represent the biggest changes for providers of longevity products ...

Advice book valuations stagnate despite demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... profits," Radar Results said. "As a result, well-run businesses with strong margins and efficient operations are achieving premium valuations." The firm said in the current market, EBIT multiples for related entities typically range from around 5.5x ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... specifically private equity," she says. "First, it's really capturing the diversification that comes from the illiquidity premium. Because unlisted assets can't be sold instantly on the share market, investors need to be compensated for that ...