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Takeovers Panel denies Atlas Arteria interim order request

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
Takeovers Panel said it rejected Atlas Arteria's request to impose an interim order against IFM Investors despatching its bidder's statement in its current form, despite the global toll roads business saying the two-tiered pricing structure ...

Atlas Arteria rejects 'exploitative' IFM takeover bid

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
Atlas Arteria has recommended shareholders reject IFM's hostile takeover bid, calling it "too low, opportunistic and highly conditional". The toll road operator said each independent director will reject IFM's offer and told shareholders to simply ignore ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... that, but it depends how long the disruption occurs," Quin says. Of the many different outcomes or scenarios that the current war or conflict in the Middle East could have resulted in, some - such as a quick resolution - have already passed. Others ...

Rest calls on government to fix 'motherhood penalty'

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
New insights from Rest Super highlights the ongoing impact of the "motherhood super penalty", with women continuing to fall behind in retirement savings due to time out of the workforce and reduced earning capacity, the $100 billion super fund said. ...

Vale Steven Glass

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Pella Funds Management co-founder and managing director Steven Glass has passed away. "To all of us at Pella, Steve was far more than a colleague, he was a close friend and a valued part of our family. From the very beginning, he brought energy, and ...

APRA warns super trustees over AI adoption

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has called on superannuation trustees, insurers and to significantly lift their approach to managing artificial intelligence (AI) risks, warning current practices are not keeping pace with rapid ...

Insignia Financial delists from ASX

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... for shareholders, and we thank them for their support." Insignia's farewell to the ASX comes after what became a bidding war for the wealth manager which resulted in it receiving eight non-binding indicative proposals from CC Capital, Bain Capital ...

Inflation skyrockets in March, RBA hike almost certain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... the RBA will increase the cash rate to 4.35% at its meeting next week Tuesday," Chesler said. "The full effect of the Iran war and the increase in the oil price continues to feed into the economy. We expect year-on-year inflation to move even higher ...

'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... Trump himself plays 'four-dimensional chess', he's 'ahead of the game'. What nonsense," Pearce said. "From the time this war started, it's pretty clear that it was devoid of a coherent strategy. It's been riddled with miscalculations from ...

IFM Investors makes $7bn bid for Atlas Arteria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
IFM Investors has launched a hostile takeover bid for Atlas Arteria, valuing the toll road operator at around $7 billion. The bid was launched by Diamond Infraco 1, a wholly owned subsidiary of the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, which already holds ...