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Super fund expands investment exclusions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
A $52 billion super fund has updated its product disclosure statements to exclude investment in any company that provides services to detention centres. HESTA said the change is part of its responsible investment approach and will come into effect 1 ...

WAM names new board member

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
Geoff Wilson's WAM Capital has appointed a former Commonwealth Bank chief technology officer to its board, set to help strengthen the investment group's technological capabilities. Matthew Pancino has nabbed the role, however, the appointment remains ...

Industry fund underpaid SG to staff

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
There's an unlikely user of the government's current amnesty for employers who underpaid SG - a Sydney superannuation fund, which is currently reimbursing shortfalls to staff. Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund underpaid ...

Hearts and Minds donates almost $10m to charity

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Listed investment company Hearts and Minds Investments (ASX: HM1) will donate $5.1 million to 10 charities this week, in addition to the $4.1 million it already donated in March. HM1 and its participating fund managers forego any investment or management ...

Presidents don't move markets much: S&P

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
With the US election fast approaching, S&P took a look at how elections typically influence the S&P 500. And, it turns out presidents might not be as influential as Donald Trump would like to think. Looking at data from 1928 to 2016, the S&P 500 rose ...

How to make sense of reporting season

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
As we reach a third of the way through Australia's reporting season, an advice and stockbroking group has identified three key trends that have so far emerged from the results. Wilsons Advisory noted that many of the companies that have reported thus ...

New chair at Platinum Asset Management

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
Platinum has appointed a new chair as Michael Cole gets ready to retire after 13 years in the position. The firm also announced the departure of Kerr Neilson from the investment team. Cole will retire both as a non-executive director and the chair on ...

ACSRF, NGS Super explore merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
The two industry funds have signed a memorandum of understanding and will begin due diligence to explore a merger that could create a $21.5 billion superannuation fund. The $9.5 billion Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund and the ...

UK competition watchdog blocks merger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the merger of retail investment platforms FNZ and GBST due to fears of it leading to higher costs for investors. FNZ purchased GBST in November 2019 for £150 million. The merged businesses would ...

Vanguard funds downgraded by Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
Four Vanguard funds totaling $17 billion in funds under management had their ratings slashed at Morningstar this week, as they had their first review under the ratings house's new methodology. The Vanguard Growth Index Fund ($5.6 billion), the Vanguard ...