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Blue Sky LIC gets a new suitor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... last week reached an agreement to appoint a Pinnacle affiliate as its new manager. Wilson Asset Management has sent a proposal to the LIC's non-executive directors, making a bid to be appointed as the new manager for the Blue Sky Alternatives Access ...

AustralianSuper consortium renews bid for healthcare company

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... consortium in for due diligence. Ellerston will also support the consortium's $2.36 offer in the absence of a superior proposal and subject to an independent review of benefit to its shareholders. Healthscope is yet to receive communication from Ellerston ...

Argo Investments attacks Labor franking policy

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... penalises retirees who have saved for their retirement and invested in Australian companies," ASA said. "Our objection to the proposal to disallow refunds of excess franking credits for a range of retirees and shareholders arises from the financial and ...

CFS technical expert moves to Australian Unity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... meaningful difference in people's lives," Carnevale said. This week, Australian Unity announced it was mulling a takeover proposal by Starwood Capital Group for its Australian Unity Office Fund. As responsible entity of the fund, Australian Unity ...

KKR offers $2.6b to acquire MYOB

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is looking to acquire the remaining shares of accounting and business software company MYOB. The proposal comes after a KKR affiliate bought a 17.6% share in MYOB from Bain Capital at a price of $3.15 per share. Bain Capital's ...

Australian Unity mulls fund takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... responsible entity of the fund, Australian Unity Investment Real Estate received an unsolicited, indicative and non-binding proposal from Starwood Capital Asia to acquire all of the issued units in AOF by way of a trust scheme. Starwood is offering $2.95 ...

WDE board pushes for takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... Schoenheimer, said they have carefully considered the offer and recommended to accept the bid in the "absence of a superior proposal from another party." On August 30, WAM Capital lodged a bidder's statement for an off-market takeover offer to acquire ...

AI Group pushes back against super gender gap reforms

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
The Australian Industry Group (AI Group) believes Labor's proposal to remove the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold will add more to employer costs than the retirement incomes of women. AI Group chief executive Innes Willox said Labor's ...

IFM bids to build Melbourne Airport rail link

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... 20-minute travel to the city, with trains departing every 10 minutes during peak periods. The consortium added their proposal would support 12,000 jobs each year during construction and stimulate 13,000 jobs in Melbourne's west and Victoria's regions. ...

Franking credits inquiry launched

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... Committee chair and Government MP Tim Wilson said the inquiry was necessary to address community concerns about Labor's proposal. "The ability for investors, including individuals and superannuation funds, to claim their full credits is an established ...