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VicSuper and Vision Super in merger talks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... and would therefore hold back on the decision to appoint a permanent CEO following the retirement of Rob Brooks. The board of Equipsuper voted unanimously to withdraw from its planned merger with Vision Super earlier this year citing differences at Board ...

Former Count CEO joins Chase

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... retains his role as the Government's chief external tax adviser as chair of the Government's Business Tax Working Group and Board of Taxation. The two join the recently appointed director Richard English, who joined in July from Macquarie Private.

ClearView positive about CCP takeover offer

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
The board of ClearView Wealth has entered into an implementation agreement with CCP BidCo after it made an increased takeover offer of five cents extra per share, following a rejection of its initial offer some three weeks ago. CCP BidCo, an entity ...

ASX appoints non-exec director

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... Ridout as a non-executive director of the company. Ridout is currently a director of AustralianSuper and a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia. She will stand for election as a director at ASX's 2012 Annual General Meeting on 5 October ...

Future Fund to acquire AIF assets

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... Fund and AIX - includes the requirement for a period of confirmatory due diligence and final approval by the Future Fund Board of Guardians. Any transaction would require the support of the Board of Directors of Australian Infrastructure Fund Limited ...

APA, HDF tug-o-war continues

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... responsibly entity for HDF -previously stated that PPA's all-cash offer provided more security than APA's cash-and-scrip bid. A board of independent directors last week confirmed that they had not "changed or withdrawn their unanimous recommendation" ...

New AFS CEO

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... Daley said he was suddenly forced out despite a satisfactory track record, and a budget and business plan approved the board of directors. He also said that downsizing plans at AFS had been discussed in the weeks before his departure. Group director ...

APA ups HDF offer

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... implied value of $2.00 per Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF) security. On Thursday it increased it to $2.56. A board of independent directors had previously recommended that shareholders accept PPA's smaller, but all cash offer of $2.325 per ...

Brierley bids for wound-down scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... investors with a way of disposing an illiquid investment, which for many shareholders is "very small in dollar terms." The board of the fund has advised shareholders not to act until it has considered the offer. The fund's responsible entity, Adelaide ...

Retirement income the big challenge

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... price as a consequence of buy-backs etc. "When they've got excess cashflow, which is shareholder funds, what right does a board of directors have to decide the best use of that cash is a deployment on company share price? "I think we're going to see ...