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IFM buys North American pipeline operator

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... actions. "Buckeye's board of directors recently reviewed strategic options for the business and determined that IFM's proposal to acquire Buckeye is in the best interest of Buckeye," said Buckeye chief executive, chair and president Clark C. Smith. "The ...

QIC eyes internet infrastructure company

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
The $85 billion manager made an indicative proposal to acquire an ASX-listed internet infrastructure company. Superloop granted QIC an exclusive due diligence period of three weeks starting April 28, after receiving an indicative offer on April 2 for ...

Name and shame super sectors: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... AFCA's consultation paper on proposed arrangements for comparative reporting of complaint data, the AIST said AFCA's proposal to include the number of accepted complaints, their outcomes and a simple business metric for each financial firm - such as ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
Superannuation is in the firing line once again as Australia prepares to head to the polls, with industry stakeholders calling for greater certainty over the future of superannuation reform. Campaigning in the lead up to the Federal election has once ...

Bravura raises $165m for GBST bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... valued the smaller company at about $170 million. GBST's board and its advisers are currently assessing the indicative proposal, it said in company filings this morning. "The board is also taking into account the views from shareholders post receipt ...

Push for chief executive pay ratio disclosure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... short of community expectations." She added the Royal Commission highlighted the need for change. The new ACSI policy proposal also calls for annual director elections, meaning companies would have to put directors forward for yearly re-election. ACSI ...

ESG would curb ocean pollution: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
A Calvert report on the impact of ocean degradation on portfolios has drawn interesting conclusions about the role of investment in the health of our oceans. Calvert Research and Management said investors can take an active role in protecting the oceans ...

Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Personal tax cuts and the $7.1 billion estimated surplus announced were the main highlights of this year's Budget, Financial Standard 's latest straw poll shows. More than a third or 35% of participants highly favoured the tax cut proposals ...

US relaxes active ETF disclosures

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... Investments' bid over concerns about whether the funds' prices would track their holdings. But now, it will now approve the proposal unless its commissioners decide to order a hearing. As a result, active ETFs in the US will still have to disclose daily ...

Bravura circles competitor

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
The wealth management software firm has made a proposal to acquire another ASX-listed fintech that could value the latter at up to $170 million. Bravura Solutions submitted a non-binding indicative proposal to acquire all shares of GBST Holdings for ...