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ETF Securities chief exits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
The ETF issuer is restructuring its management, which will see its chief Kris Walesby exit as founder and chair Graham Tuckwell increases his involvement in the business. Graham Tuckwell, who spent a decade in Jersey and returned to Australia in 2019 ...

NAB recruits 500 in hiring spree

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... bank of choice for Australian businesses." Irvine said NAB would also work with customers and advocate for reforms to help power the nation's economic recovery. "Our recent research found eight areas of reform needed for small businesses to thrive in ...

Big banks face shareholder action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... $1.5 billion 2019, while oil and gas exposure increased 8% to nearly $20 billion in 2019. NAB's net exposure to gas-fired power surged 106% to $1.17 billion in March 2020, while reported net exposure to oil and gas extraction increased 9.5% to $4.14 ...

Chief economist update: Morrison manufactures Australia's future

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
All good things must come to an end. For a moment in time, the world economy benefitted from increased globalisation underscored by both comparative advantage and just-in-time supply chain management, triggering product innovations, higher value-added ...

Investors take charge in C-suite equality

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... as a significant investor the fund cannot diversify away from risks stemming from social inequality. "Investors have real power to engage with ASX200 companies on the gender diversity of their executive teams and influence change," she said "As a long-term ...

Chief economist update: Pandemic, what pandemic?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... deliver more fiscal stimulus to the Australian economy. The continued buoyancy in iron ore prices offer it extra spending power. In its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) handed down in July and incorporating the coronavirus pandemic, it maintained ...

BABL named, shamed over Great Southern

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... protections, such as debt collection practices and the treatment of customers experiencing financial difficulty. The BCCC has the power to apply sanctions to code subscribing banks that commit breaches, including naming the bank in their annual report. ...

Alex Waislitz urges OVH shareholders to vote no

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... exit their substantial holdings. Thorney Opportunities, Thorney Technologies and TIGA Trading held 14.96% of the voting power before the Iress bid but have moved up to 18.25% as of September 11, which is the last notice filed with the ASX and does not ...

IFM, Trafigura launch renewable investment company

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... joint venture with physical commodities trading group Trafigura to launch a new company set to invest in solar, wind and power storage projects globally. Nala Renewables aims to build a portfolio of renewable energy projects with a cumulative capacity ...

IRESS caves in, ups OneVue bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... they owned 14.96% of OVH stock. They have continued to buy more since IRESS's June 1 offer, and had an 18.25% voting power as at the last disclosure published on the ASX on September 14. "The original offer price of 40 cents per share was unanimously ...