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ClearView reset pays dividends

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... and $19.7 million in cash. Life insurance net-profit after tax rose 38% year on year to $40.4 million. ClearView's 24.4% holding in Centrepoint earned it $700,000. While the group earned an underlying NPAT of $34.5 million, its reported NPAT sank 19% ...

Platform comparison fintech launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
... analysis. "We look at the total cost of the platform to the client. Other than admin fees, we look at transaction fees, holding fees of different types of assets, interest earned on cash, and family linking benefits," Peker said. SuitabilityHub is currently ...

Retail investors ready to dive back in: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... latest annual survey. The Investor Confidence Survey was completed in June by more than 1000 Australian retail investors holding more than $10,000 on the share market, in addition to other investments such as managed funds, property and superannuation ...

Equity Trustees to exit UK, Ireland

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
EQT Holdings, the holding company for Equity Trustees, confirmed it will exit its businesses in the UK and Ireland. Equity Trustees managing director Mick O'Brien said: "We are advanced in assessing options to determine the best exit from our investment ...

Super tough sell for First Nations people: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
In the latest episode of the Financial Standard podcast, First Nations Foundation chief executive Phil Usher says superannuation is inadequate for meeting the needs of all Indigenous Australians, adding that change is needed to ensure better future ...

Barwon snaps up $124m of healthcare assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... industry, while establishing our presence within the highly sought-after Westmead health precinct." "Healthcare real estate is holding up well through the cycle in comparison to traditional commercial property sectors such as office and retail, and we ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... companies involved in the production of alcohol (including Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Ltd, Carlsberg AS, Heineken Holding NV and Treasury Wine Estates Ltd); and 19 companies involved in gambling (including Aristocrat Leisure Limited, Caesar's ...

ASIC sues debt management firm, director

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
ASIC is suing a debt management firm and its director after it found only 5% of customers achieved a debt reduction and some payments made by customers were never even passed on to their creditors. ASIC has commenced proceedings in the federal court ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
ASIC's latest action against Vanguard for allegations of greenwashing in a bond fund raises the question of whether the market regulator will crack down on index providers and other third-party service providers for greenwashing as well. Last month ...

NGS ahead of schedule on net zero strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
NGS Super is making faster-than-expected progress towards its goal of achieving a carbon neutral portfolio by 2030. Measurement of carbon intensity in the NGS Diversified MySuper portfolio fell by nearly 20% between 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2022, around ...