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Experts weigh in on Brookfield bid for Origin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Super funds and other shareholders could be in a position for a second time this year to approve a proposal to privatise an electricity provider, as Brookfield and MidOcean Energy bid to take over Origin Energy. Brookfield and MidOcean, an LNG company ...

CALI backed by industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... include AIA Australia, ClearView, Hannover Re, Integrity Life, MLC Life Insurance, NobleOak, QInsure, Resolution Life Australasia, Swiss Re, Zurich Financial Services, Challenger, General Reinsurance Life, HCF Life, MetLife Australia, Munich Re, Pacific ...

Hejaz receives RIAA fund certifications

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
Hejaz Financial Services received certification from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) on four of its funds. The funds include Hejaz Global Ethical Fund, Hejaz Equities Fund, the Hejaz Property Fund and the Hejaz Income Fund. ...

Yarra Capital adds sustainability lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... social impact and has worked on projects for both the Victorian government and Responsible Investments Association of Australasia. "We are incredibly excited to be welcoming Erin to Yarra. There has never been greater focus on ESG and sustainability ...

Carlyle names local private equity lead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... private equity in Australia and New Zealand. Hutchinson, who is based in Sydney, will build Carlyle's presence in Australasia and have responsibility for leading the investment advisory team. He'll also oversee investments across the firm's priority ...

Primewest rebrands to Centuria

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
The Perth-based real estate funds manager has formally adopted the brand of its parent company, Centuria Capital Group. The rebranding comes 13 months after the entities merged, marking the group's significant expansion throughout Western Australia. ...

Firetrail global opportunities fund hits ASX

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... The fund has received ratings from Lonsec and Zenith and is certified by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia.

ASIC issues stop order on third property fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
ASIC has made its third interim stop order this month on another property fund after it failed to meet target market determination (TMD) requirements. Australasian Property Investments Limited (APIL) is the most recent fund manager to be detected by ...

BlackRock unveils new iShares ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... increasingly transitioning to index fixed income allocations to implement their sustainability preferences," BlackRock Australasia head of wealth Chantal Giles said. "ETFs are efficient tools in that sense as they offer the transparency, liquidity, diversification ...

Insurers are 'fishing' for non-disclosures: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... life insurers that participated in the review are AIA Australia, TAL, Zurich Australia, MLC Life, Resolution Life Australasia, and Westpac Life Insurance Services. Individual disability income insurance cover is obtained through direct or advised channels ...