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Regal renews Platinum takeover talks

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
The potential takeover of Platinum Asset Management is back on the cards as Regal Partners confirmed it signed a confidentiality deed and will shortly commence due diligence. This follows a rejection of Regal's bid late last month, where Platinum's ...

ANZ, OnePath settle $50m class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
ANZ and OnePath superannuation customers may be entitled to get their super back after Slater and Gordon secured a $50 million class action settlement. The no-fault settlement was reached with ANZ and its former subsidiaries, OnePath Custodians (OPC) ...

Pengana pauses share buyback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
Pengana Capital Group's board informed shareholders that although the company's current share price doesn't reflect its true value, it's paused its share buyback program until uncertainties around the Employee Share Loan Plan are settled. The board ...

Commonwealth Bank shakes up executive leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
Commonwealth Bank has overhauled its executive leadership team after two senior members signalled their intent to retire next year. Commonwealth Bank chief risk officer Nigel Williams and human resources group executive Sian Lewis will both step down ...

Retirement calculators 'can't be counted on': SCA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... that project default income in a draw down period longer or shorter than this could push a person towards unsustainable short-term spending or underspending, causing unnecessary financial struggles. The calculators projected that the scenario's superannuation ...

Inflation debate: Albo says rebates will keep inflation down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... Statistics (ABS) data found. Doing the media rounds this morning, Albanese denied energy rebates were only responsible for a short-term drop in the annual CPI read. "With respect, every single one of the inflation figures, whether it be the excluding ...

The University of Sydney Endowment Fund taps new custodian

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... The Endowment Fund, which has $4.4 billion in assets under management, operates a long-term fund, medium term fund, and a short-term fund, investing across a range of domestic and global asset classes, listed and unlisted, and, public and private. It's ...

Super for housing debate heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
A recent report by economist Saul Eslake, which criticised the use of superannuation for home deposits, has been labelled "deeply flawed" by Australian Institute for Progress executive director Graham Young. Young said allowing home buyers to tap into ...

Lack of talent challenging DDO compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
The regulator's recent crackdown on risk and compliance in the sector has product issuers stuck between a rock and a hard place, with an extreme dearth of talent making it difficult for fund managers and super funds to meet ASIC's expectations. Earlier ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... effectiveness of sexual and reproductive health leave policies already introduced in Australia and overseas. While it stopped short of outright recommending leave entitlements be legislated, this research would be done with consideration to introducing ...