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Centuria REIT sees $755m off-market takeover

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018

Australia's largest industrial REIT is seeing a $755 million off-market takeover offer from another REIT. PropertyLink Group (PlG) wants to acquire the all outstanding units in the Centuria Industrial REIT (CIP) for a combination of cash and PLG securities. ...

WAM Capital commences LIC takeover bid

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018

WAM Capital has opened a month-long offer to shareholders of a LIC that it wants to take over, with bidder's statements distributed yesterday. Last month WAM Capital said it would attempt to take over a listed invested Wealth Defender Equities (WDE) ...

Chief economist update: Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018

Yesterday's European Central Bank's (ECB) Governing Council meeting would have been a big ho-hum were it not for some minor, albeit significant, tweaks in the bank's outlook. As expected, the ECB left interest rates unchanged - the benchmark ...

CommInsure misled FOS: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018

CommInsure admitted it misled the Financial Ombudsman Service that was helping resolve a claimant's dispute by deliberately withholding medical information and delaying the process, the Royal Commission heard yesterday afternoon. Counsel assisting ...

AMP, CBA respond to record class action bid

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018

AMP and Commonwealth Bank have responded to Slater and Gordon's announcement of a potential class action which could see the two parties forced to repay more than $500 million that was unfairly deducted from superannuation fund accounts. Launching ...

Freedom sold life insurance to intellectually disabled man: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY | WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018

Freedom Insurance sold life insurance to an intellectually disabled man, and only cancelled the policy after several instances of correspondence with his family, the Royal Commission heard yesterday. Giving testimony at the second day of life insurance ...

How much your advice business will be worth in 2023

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018

What multiple will financial advice businesses sell at five years from now, and could implementing managed accounts boost their acquisition value? That's a question that Managed Accounts Holdings head of distribution and marketing Tony Nejasmic sparked ...

ASIC to ramp up trustee visits

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018

Superannuation funds should get accustomed to leaving the front door open for ASIC as the regulator flagged it will pay trustees more periodic visits. Presenting a regulatory update at the AIST Super Investment Conference? in Cairns yesterday, ASIC ...

Super industry welcomes Age Pension backflip

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018

Key superannuation industry bodies have welcomed the Federal Government's decision to back flip on its longstanding proposal to increase the Age Pension age to 70. ISA deputy chief executive Matt Linden said the peak body for industry superannuation ...

Philanthropic forces shift asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018

Forces within Australia's philanthropy sector are shifting the distribution of more than $1 billion in annual grants and funding to non-traditional sectors. Speaking at the Philanthropy Australia National Conference yesterday, JBWere Philanthropic Services ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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