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New board director at AFIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
The $9 billion LIC has added a former KPMG executive to its board. Australian Foundation Investment Company has appointed Julie Fahey as a non-executive director effective April 22. Fahey spent 10 years at KPMG as a partner, during which her roles included ...

Macquarie to profit off severe weather

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Macquarie Group has increased its short-term guidance as demand rises for gas and power in Texas after severe weather conditions caused the collapse of its local electricity supply. Macquarie expects its annual profit to increase by between 5% and 10% ...

Macquarie makes telecoms bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) has made a non-binding indicative proposal to acquire 100% of Vocus Group. Vocus confirmed MIRA had made an offer to acquire the company for $5.50 per share. The offer is an increase on Vocus' previous ...

Ord Minnett adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
Ord Minnett has announced seven new appointments, including a Deutsche Bank director to its institutional equities sales team. Ashley Cox joined the firm on January 18 in institutional equities sales. In his most recent role, he was a director at Deutsche ...

International consortium sets sights on Optus

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
A consortium of investors including a $116 billion Canadian pension fund has appointed financial advisers to participate in the upcoming sale of Optus towers. Symphony Consortium, consisting of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) ...

Pan-Asian equities to perform well: Longlead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
Despite the tumultuous market conditions brought about this year, Longlead Capital Partners believes Pan-Asia equities are set to deliver a strong performance in 2021. The region delivered positives returns and outperformed global peers in 2020 which ...

AMP welcomes board director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... marketing & chief marketing officer. After her time at Telstra, McKenzie was named as chief executive of New Zealand telecommunication group Chorus. AMP chair Debra Hazelton said McKenzie's wide range of board and business leadership roles will bring ...

Aware Super, OptiComm deal still alive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
Broadband technology company OptiComm has slapped down media speculation in relation to Aware Super's attempts to purchase the company. In an announcement to the ASX, the company said an article in the Australian Financial Review stating that OptiComm ...

Still a way to go on mental health: SuperFriend

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
The financial and insurance services industry is one of the most thriving workplaces but there is still work to be done for mental health in the workplace, according to new research. Mental health organisation SuperFriend's research: Indicators of a ...

Uniti ups bid to compete with First State Super

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
Telecommunications company Uniti Group has upped its bid for listed telco OptiComm, as it goes head to head with First State Super to take the company private. It comes as Uniti also secures a 19.5% stake in OptiComm shares though commitments from a ...