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ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... 2021, some 46% of securities had not been screened, amounting to 74% of the fund's market value. ASIC had alleged investments that should have been screened out included Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline LLC (ADCOP), Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC ...

Super fund expenditure to be exposed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... or sponsorship expenses, and any political donations. Additionally, it will publish further details on the type of investments the industry holds in relation to property and infrastructure, alternative strategy funds listed equity, and private equity. ...

Infrastructure a foundational portfolio asset class: IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... allocations. Likewise, in parts of Asia, such as South Korea and Japan, asset owners have increased their infrastructure investments over the last decade. South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) disclosed a US$31.2 billion investment allocation ...

Jo Townsend named chief executive of NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... fixed-interest portfolios. Before heading up Funds SA, she held various roles at REST Super, including as general manager of investments and acting chief operating officer. Earlier in her career, she held investment roles at NGS Super, Retirement Benefits ...

PE deals tumble again, down 63%: Bain & Company

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... funerals group InvoCare. Five V Capital raised $770 million for its buyout fund Fund V, which targets mid-market growth investments, after three months of fund raising. Pacific Equity Partners' (PEP) was a notable mention in the report for the progress ...

Threats outside the Australian financial system build: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... lead to a deterioration of conditions, negatively affecting Australian markets due to the repatriation of foreign investments. Commercial real estate prices have nosedived 10-25% in Europe and the US, with offices most impacted, reflecting an increase ...

UniSuper appoints new head of fixed interest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... innovative portfolios such as the first global ESG bond fund. Before Omega, he was the head of fixed interest at Vanguard Investments Australia, where he managed over $20 billion in assets and launched several new funds and strategies. Additionally ...

Platypus AM appoints new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... tenure, Stevanovic has been an integral member of the investment team and worked closely with Prasad Patkar, head of investments, achieving excellent investment outcomes for Platypus clients. Platypus chair Geoff Black paid tribute to Adamson's service ...

Director facing $13k fine in first of its kind action from ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced the first prosecution action against a director for failing to comply with the obligation to have a director identification number (director ID). ASIC did not name the director ...

Wholesale investor tests up for parliamentary review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... various investment opportunities and are capable of understanding and shouldering the risks linked with sophisticated investments. Raising the financial criteria may impede this autonomy, curtailing many competent investors' abilities to partake ...