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GQG Partners celebrates IPO

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
... business and, post-listing, every employee has an equity interest in the firm. UBS head of global capital markets, Australasia Richard Sleijpen said this is the biggest IPO in Australia of the year. "This is an important step towards the vision we laid ...

Colonial First State seeks MySuper redemption

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... that both MySuper products feature in the top quartile of MySuper products available in market." BlackRock's head of Australasia Andrew Landman said the US$9.5 trillion asset manager is honoured to have been appointed by CFS. "Drawing on our experience ...

UBS names country head from BlackRock

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... Along with being BlackRock's chief operating officer, Telfer was also general counsel and head of public policy for Australasia. She was also the executive sponsor for BlackRock Women's Initiative Australasia and at the firm's Philanthropic Committee ...

Ellerston to shutter Morphic ESG fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... the nine-year-old fund on or around October 15. The fund is certified by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia and excludes direct investment in companies involved in oil and gas, tobacco and alcohol, armaments, gambling, rainforest and ...

RIAA, HESTA back key First Nations project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... Heritage Protection Alliance, the Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA), and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) have created the Dhawura Ngilan Business and Investor Initiative, which will also work to embed standards for the ...

Stewart Investors launches fund, drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... fund and fees remain the same for the existing fund. The fund is certified by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and Stewart Investors was recently named in RIAA's annual benchmark report as a Responsible Investment Leader ...

Monster trade in BlackRock's IOZ

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... involved and facilitated it on behalf of one its markets clients. It declined to comment on specifics. iShares head of Australasia James Kingston said September saw increased trading activity in IOZ. "It's pleasing to see a broader base of Australian ...

ASIC urged to act on common ownership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
Corporate regulator ASIC was slammed for its lack of oversight over common ownership and concentration at a parliamentary committee this morning. The Standing Committee on Economics, which discussed the implications of capital concentration and common ...

Retail, corporate funds lack transparency on ESG votes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
Retail and corporate super funds continue to show a poor track record of how they vote on environmental, social and governance matters, new research shows. According to the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), which analysed the ...

BlackRock adds to APAC leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... its client business and iShares teams. Under the rejig, James Kingston took on the expanded role of head of iShares Australasia while maintaining his current responsibility as head of APAC portfolio analysis & solutions. BlackRock head of wealth and ...