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Future Fund buys into renewables

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... delivered a portfolio of flagship renewable assets, grown out industry-leading development pipeline and made a lasting positive impact on the communities in which we operate," Campbell said. "I am excited about the next chapter in our history with PowAR ...

Super funds bow to divestment pressure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... Forces' Out of Line Out of Time report highlighted 23 of the ASX-listed companies that it identifies as having a negative impact on the environment and climate change, with the report arguing that all these companies are worthy of divestment. These companies ...

Does financial services have a problem with women?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... Executive Women and No Sex at Work author Judith Beck says it's not - harassment and discrimination are issues that impact any large corporate. "Financial services companies have very detailed policies on these matters that they have gone to a lot ...

Lack of diversity major business risk: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... lack of racial, ethnic, and cognitive diversity as a business risk for companies and has asked companies in which it holds shares on behalf of clients to disclose information on racial and ethnic composition. This builds on work that commenced last year. ...

SMSFs dump $30bn in shares

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
Self-managed superannuation funds have not been spared by the market impact of COVID-19, with members dumping their allocation to listed shares over the past year, new data shows. The Australian Taxation Office quarterly statistical report for September ...

Funds' net-zero ambitions collide with Santos

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... which is an important ground water source for almost the entirety of Eastern Australia. There are also concerns around the impact on the local Pilliga forest region and farmers in the area," van de Pol said. "Then, there's the contribution to climate ...

Aussies won't top-up ERS losses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... Power said. "As we begin to emerge on the other side of the pandemic, it's important to start thinking about the long-term impact your super withdrawal could have on the quality of your retirement. Seemingly small decisions now could have a big effect ...

Super funds overlook VC potential

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... higher-growth investment opportunities en masse which has benefited members," Waring said. "However, this is having a negative impact on Australian small-cap shares not in the ETF indices, which are losing billions of dollars of potential investment ...

Industry fund updates investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... our investment managers. "For example, buying shares and credit at lower prices in March/April 2020 have had a positive impact on fund performance." The Australian shares, bonds and credit income investment options all saw a rise in fees however most ...

Geoff Wilson feels sorry for CLF shareholders

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... be spread among WAM's 36,000 shareholders. The board said the offer has a detrimental and unattractive capital gains impact that may lead to a tax burden. Another factor impacting CLF's rejection recommendation is the change in investment strategy ...