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IFM bid undercuts Atlas Arteria value by $1bn: Independent expert

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026

Atlas Arteria's appointed independent expert Kroll has concluded the hostile takeover offer by IFM Investors is "neither fair nor reasonable". Kroll said the offer price for Atlas Arteria should be between $5.39 to $6.20 per security - valuing the global ...

ACCC approves Zurich's ClearView takeover

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given Zurich Financial Services its blessing to acquire ClearView Wealth. Zurich Financial Services is offering 65 cents for each ClearView share to value the takeover at about $425 million. ...

Aussie active equity managers lack persistent outperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026

Australian active equity fund managers struggle to persistently outperform in the medium term as those that shone four years ago failed to triumph in 2025, the new SPIVA Australia persistence scorecard reveals. Among the Australian equity funds that ...

TelstraSuper-Aware Super merger complete

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026

TelstraSuper and Aware Super have successfully completed their merger, less than a year after they began to explore the proposal. About 85,000 TelstraSuper members have now joined Aware Super via a Successor Fund Transfer (SFT) to create a superannuation ...

TelstraSuper did fall foul of IDR obligations: Federal Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026

TelstraSuper failed to respond to many complaints within the mandated 45-day period and, in some cases, failed to justify the delay or inform members of their right to complain to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), the Federal Court ...

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 ...

Openmarkets makes private wealth play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026

... Nasdaq. Earlier this year it signed an agreement with special purpose acquisition companies Lake Superior Acquisition Corp to merge. The deal represented an estimated enterprise value of $420 million. Openmarkets is also looking to expand into decentralised ...

ASFA chair to step down after four years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is on the hunt for a new independent chair. Gary Dransfield is stepping down after four years as independent chair of ASFA. While there, he oversaw the appointment of Mary Delahunty as chief ...

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 ...

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 ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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