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Iress share price jumps on takeover rumours

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
Iress saw its share price skyrocket 15% as speculation swirled that a global private equity firm is keen on a buyout. An article in the AFR claiming US private equity investor Thoma Bravo is eyeing Iress sent investors into a tailspin, bumping up the ...

Coalition appoints shadow assistant treasurer, financial services minister

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... "Home ownership is the largest issue for many Australians. Too many Australians feel the great Australian dream is out of reach and they will never own a home. It is unacceptable. Home ownership has an unparalleled economic and social benefit," Bragg ...

Best default super funds revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
Superannuation research shows that retail funds dominated in the 12 months to January end. League tables show Vanguard Super's default lifecycle investment option bested competitors for the year ending 31 January 2024. According to Rainmaker Information ...

Perpetual profit, operating revenue lifts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
Perpetual reported an increase to its underlying net profit after tax and operating revenue, largely due to the Pendal acquisition. Underlying profit after tax (UPAT) reached $98.2 million, 46% higher than the prior corresponding period because of the ...

Bloom Impact, MSC pulled up for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
The now-defunct app-led climate impact fund is the latest entity to cop a fine for greenwashing from the regulator. Melbourne Securities Corporation (MSC) has paid $13,320 to comply with an ASIC infringement notice relating to allegations of misleading ...

Super assets reach $3.7tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... where most Australians park their money, growing 15% year on year. Retail super funds' AUM grew at a slower pace of 8% to reach $713 billion. There are now 108 APRA-regulated entities with more than six members, dwindling down from 116. There were 614,705 ...

Rest awards impact mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
Rest is $150 million closer to reaching its impact investment target after allocating to a listed equity fund. Rest has invested in an international listed equities strategy run by Ninety-One, which "aims to achieve long-term total returns by investing ...

Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... and 24 percentage points respectively. In aggregate, global pension assets returned to growth in 2023, rising by 11% to reach US$55.7 trillion. The US dominates as the largest single pensions market, accounting for 64% of assets among the largest 22 ...

Iress sells platforms business

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
Iress has offloaded its platform business with $4 billion in funds under advice (FUA) to another ASX-listed firm. Praemium will soon be the new owner of Iress's OneVue Platform Business (IOPB), agreeing to pay $1 million in cash and an additional ...

Proposed super tax requires perspective: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
Members must look beyond the "doom and gloom" of the superannuation tax leaping from 15% to 30% and not be scared off from using SMSFs as an alternative retirement savings vehicle, according to an expert. Presenting at the SMSF Association National ...