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More engagement with custodians needed: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) is urging institutional investors to forge closer relationships with custodians to ensure better outcomes are achieved. ACSA released a report describing the evolving role custodians play in Australia's ...

OneVue takes control of Madison

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
OneVue has taken control of Madison Financial Group, working to arrange a sale of the dealer group which is home to close to 100 advisers. It's the latest development in the Sargon saga, which began last Wednesday when Sargon entered external administration ...

OneVue takes control of Sargon stake in Sequoia

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
OneVue Holdings has taken control of a Sargon subsidiary's 19% stake in ASX-listed wealth and advice firm Sequoia Financial Group, as its looks to recoup $31 million. The Sequoia stake is worth about $4.6 million at Tuesday's closing price of 20 cents. ...

Climate risk should be integral to business: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
Companies increasingly need to understand climate change risks affecting their businesses if they wish to remain competitive, according to the Governance Institute of Australia. Governance Institute chief executive Megan Motto said it found that nine ...

Phillip Kingston resigns from GrowthOps board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
Phillip Kingston has resigned from the board of ASX-listed Trimantium GrowthOps, as his Sargon Capital venture stays in receivership. GrowthOps provides services in creative, technology, coaching and leadership, according to ASX filings. Kingston is ...

Argo Investments' profit plunges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Listed investment company Argo Investments' profit has taken a dive, falling 24.4% from the previous period. Yet Argo has maintained its half-year dividend at 16 cents per share fully franked. The company announced a half-year profit of $118.8 million ...

ANZ completes OnePath sale to IOOF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
ANZ completed its sale of OnePath Pensions & Investments to IOOF for a renegotiated price of $850 million. The final sale price was $850 million, including the $25 million that ANZ received for the sale its aligned dealer groups in 2018. It was a renegotiated ...

BlackRock shuts ASX-listed ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
BlackRock has informed investors of its plans to wind up an ASX-listed exchange traded fund following lacklustre demand. The iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (ITW) started trading in Australia in November 2007 and at the end of last year had $5.65 million in ...

SSGA to scrutinise ASX 100 directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
From this voting season, State Street Global Advisors will take action against board members of ASX 100 companies it feels are lagging on ESG issues. SSGA chief executive Cyrus Taraporevala has written to board members to outline the manager's new approach ...

Millennials not attracted to property

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
Low return expectations may be impacting first home purchases among younger Aussies, with investors turning towards equities and bonds to reap stronger returns. That's according to the latest analysis from Fidelity, which compared real (inflation-adjusted) ...