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Twiggy Forrest spends $31m on Australian Agricultural Company

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... substantially. Interestingly, the purchase was not the first acquisition of Australian agricultural shares shares this year, with Forrest's Tattarang purchasing $35 million worth of Bega Cheese shares in May. The move saw AAC's holding increase by 49% ...

Tattarang invests in plastic-free fabric

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
The Forrest family's investment firm Tattarang has pumped $26.8 million into next generation fabric technology. The investment was made as part of a Series B capital raise by US-based material innovator Natural Fiber Welding (NFW). NFW creates low carbon ...

BTIG opens new office, hires leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... support for clients. In establishing the new office, two managing directors have been appointed in Joe Mahony and Drew Forrest. Mahony joins BTIG from AustralianSuper where he was most recently senior manager, trading and execution, while Forrest comes ...

Forrest pitches a green Fortescue to super funds

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
In his keynote address at the AIST's investment conference, Andrew Forrest said Fortescue is ready to go green by 2030 and it's the best opportunity for super funds to get exposure to green hydrogen. He said Fortescue will release its scope ...

Investors unprepared for unexpected events: Study

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
Over 70% of companies are not prepared to detect unexpected events like COVID-19, according to a survey of over 400 global risk and compliance decision makers. The study by Dataminr found that only 29% of firms felt confident they have the technology ...

Funds' net-zero ambitions collide with Santos

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... approved by the government last week. Locals have expressed concern that the project will result in clearing of the Pilliga Forrest and could contaminate ground water in an area that is already drought effected. The community has protested Santos' ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... exposed to significant compliance and brand risk, which can be costly and time-consuming to address," they wrote. Grace Forrest, co-founder and director of Walk Free, which is acting as co-secretariat for IAST, said: "We vote for the kind of world we ...

Super funds overlook digital engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
Superannuation funds are missing an opportunity to engage with younger members, who are increasingly becoming dissatisfied with their providers, via digital engagement. The inaugural Superannuation Stealth Survey conducted by SS&C Technologies Holdings ...

Retail super fund scores best customer service nod

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
A retail superannuation fund has taken the top spot in a comprehensive member satisfaction and experience survey, bumping off AustralianSuper from the top. Colonial First State has regained the top spot in the Forrester Research's 2020 Australia ...

Watchdog warns of celebrity-endorsed bitcoin scams

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... Endorsements from celebrities and business figures such as Waleed Aly, Mike Baird, Celeste Barber, Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, David 'Kochie' Koch, Michael Rowland, Dick Smith, Karl Stefanovic and Virginia Trioli have been identified by ...