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NZ$5 trillion investor group supports Christchurch Call

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... providers can agree to which have the aim of preventing terrorist and violent extremist content from spreading online. Google, Facebook, Twitter, Daily Motion and Amazon are among the tech companies that have agreed to the Christchurch Call. As part ...

HESTA joins ESG social media fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... funds to call for action. The group of investors are calling for Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet (the company that owns Google and is responsible for YouTube) to take steps to make sure that there is never a repeat of the spread of the Christchurch video. ...

New Zealand investors call for action after attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... to 23, with total assets under management of more than NZD$800 billion. The group aims to convince Facebook, Twitter and Google they need to strengthen controls to prevent the live streaming and sharing of profoundly disturbing footage like that of the ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... Media Super chief executive Graeme Russell. He said: "I think Jacinda Ardern got it exactly right when she said Facebook, Google and others are not 'the postman', they are the publishers, and they should be held to account as publishers - just ...

VanEck launches hedged version of $520m ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... successful QUAL ETF." The management cost for QHAL is 0.43% per annum. Top holdings in both ETFs include Microsoft, Apple and Google, Walt Disney, Visa, Mastercard and Johnson & Johnson and Nestle. "QHAL gives investors peace of mind that their returns ...

Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... Christchurch attack, New Zealand investment funds - with combined assets of more than NZ$90 billion - have called on Facebook, Google and Twitter to take action. The NZ Super Fund, Accident Compensation Corporation, Government Superannuation Fund Authority ...

Global tech wars disrupt $600m market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... held in Sydney last month titled "The Future of Money", an expert panel argued that technology companies such as Amazon, Google and Tencent are starting to rebundle financial services products in a way unseen in the Australian market. The tech war between ...

Netwealth releases adviser toolkit

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... expectations continue to change as they demand the same level of personalised service from advice practices as they get with Google, Airbnb and Amazon. "This is a simple toolkit that provides businesses with framework to identify friction points in their ...

SMSF cash allocation dips

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... managed funds for diversification, then add high conviction individual stocks such as Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google or Berkshire Hathaway in an effort to enhance performance," Commonwealth Bank head of SMSF customers, Marcus Evans said. CommSec ...

The changing face of SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... managed funds for diversification, then add high conviction individual stocks such as Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google or Berkshire Hathaway in an effort to enhance performance," Commonwealth Bank head of SMSF customers, Marcus Evans said. Amazon ...