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HPI rethinks Hostplus, Charter Hall takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
After slamming the takeover offer from Hostplus and Charter Hall for several weeks, Hotel Property Investments (HPI) is now asking unitholders to accept the $3.785 per share bid. HPI's about-face announced last Friday is based on two recent developments. ...

Court sentences Ponzi scheme promoter

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
The Federal Court has sentenced the promoter of Courtenay House for his involvement in one of the country's biggest Ponzi schemes. David Sipina was handed down three years' imprisonment to be served via an intensive correction order after pleading ...

Superhero Super assets to swell via fund transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Superhero Super's assets are about to double, as it prepares to merge with MYOB's Slate Super and Simple Choice Super. Members have now been informed that Slate Super and Simple Choice Super - both sub-plans of the Grosvenor Pirie Master Superannuation ...

What you read in 2024

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Mergers, corporate fund closures and executive moves were the major motifs for Financial Standard readers this year. Unsurprisingly, further consolidation in the superannuation sector was a major driver of audience interest this year with a number of ...

ISPT joins IFM: Names new leaders

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Top property executives Chris Chapple and Darren Steinberg will take on new leadership roles at Industry fund-backed asset manager IFM Investors following its recent deal with real estate funds manager ISPT. ISPT chief executive Chris Chapple has been ...

Government bolsters funding for payday super reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
The government has announced an additional allocation of $401 million over four years to help implement payday super, due to begin 1 July 2026 - requiring employers to pay their employees' superannuation entitlements at the same time as wages. Advocacy ...

IFM urges investment in housing, hires former Dexus chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
IFM Investors is urging Australia's industry super funds to invest in housing, saying it is a "win-win" for super fund members and the nation's housing supply issues. In a new blueprint report, IFM said proposed policy settings could help create as ...

Super balances drive household wealth growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... super balances. Household deposits rose 3.7% ($61.5 billion) in the September quarter, which reflected a higher household saving ratio. Additionally, growth in gross disposable income, driven by an increase in income received by households and the introduction ...

Chalmers defends budget deficits in MYEFO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... weight of escalating spending and Australia's economic challenges," Lee said. "While the government deserves credit for saving most of the 'unexpected' revenue that flowed into federal coffers during the post-pandemic period, the realities of the budget's ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
AMP has dared to go where no super fund has gone, taking the plunge with a "modest allocation" to Bitcoin, even as other industry heavyweights stand resolute in their rejection of the digital asset. Last week, AMP senior portfolio manager Steve Flegg ...