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Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020

... votes on and supports those that are in line with the Paris Agreement. He pointed out that in relation to a climate change BHP resolution which AustralianSuper did not support, the fund engaged with the company directly and met with the BHP chair. "We ...

Opportunities abound in COVID-19 environment

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020

... sector, earnings are showing resilience with an outlook for growth," Xiradis said. "Sectors like Resources (including Rio Tinto, BHP, OZ Minerals and Independence Group), Consumer Staples (like Woolworths), Consumer Discretionary (such as JB Hi-Fi) ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020

... exposure to companies offering leading environmental and social practices, products and services and as of 31 March 2020, BHP makes up more than 5% of that portfolio."

Super funds' dirty, poor performing stocks revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020

... and/or relying on scenarios consistent with the failure of the Paris Agreement to justify their future business prospects. BHP also meets much of the criteria, but it has committed to altering its business to align with the Paris Agreement. This report ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020

... believe, can withstand the COVID-19 crisis. These only included two financials, those being Westpac and NAB. Other picks included BHP Group, Blackmores, Premier Investments, Super Retail Group, Telstra, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Viva Energy, and Woodside ...

Colonial First State ups cash for Aussie equities funds

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020

... Australian companies. At November end, about 10% of the fund's assets were invested in CSL, and a further 15% were in CBA and BHP together. The Colonial First State Future Leaders Fund invests in smaller Australian companies and its top holdings ...

The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020

... China-facing. He pointed to the consumer discretionary sector (Treasury Wine Estates in particular), the materials sector (BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group), and oil (Woodside Petroleum) as being shorting opportunities. In comparison, Conway ...

Bleak year for dividend growth in Australia

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020

... Australian paid about $55.5 billion in dividends, falling back to 2015 levels of $55.2 billion. Big, special dividends from BHP and Rio Tinto propped up the headline number for total Aussie dividends. But if these are taken out, local dividend payout ...

Aussie stocks burnt in blaze

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020

... Australia and QBE may be impacted by an increase in claims. The report also suggests implications for Orica, Graincorp, Boral, BHP, Whitehaven Coal, Caltex, Viva Energy, Spark Infrastructure, and AusNet Services. It comes just three days after Super ...

Aussie share funds boast stellar 2019

ALLY SELBY | MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020

... were generally overweight Healthcare, Materials, Consumer Discretionary, Industrials and Information Technology," Seck said. "BHP and Macquarie Group were among the large cap stocks carrying the S&P/ASX 300 Index over the quarter, and those without exposure ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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