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Hostplus freezes premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
As life insurance premiums continue to soar, industry fund Hostplus has managed to negotiate a premium freeze for members. The $48 billion super fund has secured a three-year freeze, which will maintain the current rate of death and total and permanent ...

CBA executive pay voted in

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
Commonwealth Bank shareholders have voted for the adoption of the remuneration report and the grant of securities to the chief executive in the annual general meeting. In the annual general meeting, 78.54% of shareholders proxy voted in favour for the ...

Consortium eyes Link Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
Two private equity firms are spearheading a takeover of Link Group to acquire 100% of the ASX-listed administrator. The consortium led by Pacific Equity Partners and Carlyle Group is offering $5.20 per share via a scheme of arrangement. Perpetual, which ...

Bravura to make $41m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
Bravura Solutions has announced the acquisition of a UK software company for $41.5 million. Bravura will acquire Delta Financial Systems for $41.5 million, complementing its core Sonata offering and broadening its products and services. Delta is a UK ...

Brisbane Mater acquired for $122.5m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
Mater Misericordiae, Queensland's largest Catholic, not-for-profit hospital, has been acquired by Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT for $122.5 million. The Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT (CQE) announced it had entered into an agreement ...

Superhero sets eyes on managed accounts

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... including the likes of Scott Pape are famous for championing low fees and we've now made the cost to enter the market totally free." The platform is backed by some of Australia's tech titans, including Zip Co co-founder Larry Diamond and Afterpay ...

CountPlus adds to board, acquires member firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
CountPlus has named a new member of its board and acquired a new practice to add to its growing network. Carolyn Colley has been appointed as director, adding another seat to her directorships at the ASX, IOOF and employee benefits firm Smartgroup Corporation. ...

Another MLC advice firm exits group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
A former MLC-licensed financial advice firm has left the dealer group following the IOOF takeover to join FYG Planners Group. Queensland-based Designing Financial Solutions (DFS), led by principal and financial planner Kevin Redfearn, is now operating ...

ERS extension flagged, criticised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... super early could result in a Jobseeker applicant having to wait months before receiving government payments. "There is no free lunch in super and ISA analysis shows that for each dollar taken out of super early the taxpayer forks out as much as two ...

Court blocks bid to freeze Phil Kingston's assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
A court has blocked an attempt by Sargon's Chinese lender to freeze the assets of Phil Kingston, as the latter heads towards public questioning next month. China Insurance Finance Group Ltd commenced court proceedings on August 24, seeking repayment ...