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New inspector-general of taxation appointed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... who commenced her five-year term on 13 November 2023. "The appointments will refresh and renew the leadership of the independent Productivity Commission and help ensure it can be as strong and as effective as possible," Chalmers said.

Pollaers to chair AFCA for another three years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... chair of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) for another three years. Pollaers, who has served as the independent chair of AFCA for the past three years, has been reappointed to the position. This second three-year term will see him ...

Frontier grows consulting, governance teams

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... Finally, Kiryll Prakapenka will join Frontier's associate ranks with a client consulting focus. He arrived from the independent financial publisher Fat Tail Investment Research, where he was a financial analyst. Before that, Prakapenka was a finance ...

Bitcoin investing is on the rise, but more regulation is needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... more valuable. In anticipation of this event Australian investors have been stocking up on Bitcoin. According to the Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index (IRCI), cynicism around Bitcoin is at all-time lows, with fewer people considering it to be ...

Australian Retirement Trust completes Alcoa merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... believe scaling up the fund will lead to larger investment opportunities, and enhanced products and services." The independent review that led Alcoa to consider its options followed a review by APRA that identified it as one of many facing sustainability ...

Diverger shareholders welcome Count takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... reasonable and therefore in the best interests of Diverger shareholders, in the absence of a superior proposal. "The independent expert has assessed the value of Diverger on a 100% controlling interest basis at between $1.19 and $1.39 per Diverger Share," ...

Macquarie consortium bids for technology firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... construction industry value chain, which will continue to perform over time and through market cycles. "At the same time, the Independent Bid Committee notes that, since the company was listed, an uncertain macroeconomic environment, including higher ...

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to acquire Link Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... Link's urged shareholders to vote in favour of the proposal in the absence of a superior one. It is subject to the independent expert's assessment if the deal is in the best interests of Link shareholders. Last week, Link Fund Solutions finalised ...

Pacific Current Group wraps up buyout talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... acquire Pacific Current Group (PAC), leading the latter to wrap up the transaction process. PAC will dissolve the independent board committee (IBC) it installed earlier this year to review potential takeover bids, saying the PAC board has determined ...

GQG's PAC acquisition attempt hits snag

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... discussions between River Capital and GQG have now ceased". "The strategic transaction process remains ongoing, and the Independent Board Committee (IBC) expects to make a further announcement when completed. PAC notes that GQG, River Capital and other ...