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JB Financial enters buyout mode

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... is payable via JB Financial shares, and JB Financial taking on a further 17 employees. McAuliffe said that should the proposal go ahead, "This transaction will significantly increase the scale of our market operations. We believe it will put JB Financial ...

Investors to benefit from $4tn US infrastructure bill

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
The roughly $4.7 trillion the US will need to spend to remedy infrastructure deficiencies is creating opportunities for investors worldwide, according to BNY Mellon research. The 2017 BNY Mellon Investment Management Alternatives Outlook noted Donald ...

Industry supports super threshold removal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
Industry super fund Cbus is voicing its support for a proposal put forward by Senators to remove the income threshold for compulsory superannuation contributions, and is calling on the Federal Government to do the same. Cbus chief executive David Atkin ...

Private equity firm confirms $2.2bn bid

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
Global private equity firm KKR has made a $2.2 billion buyout proposal for an Australian telecoms operator. The proposal to acquire Vocus Group is subject to a number of conditions, including KKR being satisfied with due diligence, available financing ...

Super funds condemn Trump climate withdrawal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... instance, over 62% of ExxonMobil shareholders voted yesterday in favour of the climate change disclosure shareholder proposal."

Second private equity firm joins battle for Fairfax

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... Hellman and Tully Friedman and with about $50 billion in assets under management, submitted an indicative non-binding proposal to acquire 100% of Fairfax's equity at a price between $1.225 and $1.25 per share, under the proviso that Fairfax pays no dividends ...

SIV Asset Management slams bill claim

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... appoint new directors to the board of Molopo Energy on May 30. ASIC has contested the validity of Keybridge and Aurora's proposal and has sought interim orders to prevent Keybridge and Aurora (and any associated entities) from exercising voting rights ...

First home buyers: Devil is in the detail for super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... retirement incomes," the report stated. The SMSF Association appeared similarly pleased with the scheme, noting that the proposal strikes the right balance between encouraging young people to save for a first home deposit in a concessional tax environment ...

Government trials social impact investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
The Federal Government is pledging more than $30 million in social impact investments aiming to combat social and environmental issues, starting with youth homelessness. Treasurer Scott Morrison revealed in Tuesday's Budget his intentions to source ...

Advice associations respond to Federal Budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
In the wake of new Budget measures to ease pressures on housing affordability, the Financial Planning Association of Australia reinforced its stance that superannuation should not be made accessible to first home buyers. Under proposals made in the ...