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WAM LIC appoints director

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018

... Management, which invests about $3 billion on behalf of retail investors, manages five other LICs: WAM Microcap, WAM Research, Century Australia, WAM Leaders and WAM Capital.

Contract work threatens super: Research

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018

... the fundamentals of Australia's world-class retirement system" and update aspects that no longer make sense in the 21st century. "Unless we shift the terms of the debate, it's hard to imagine a worse outcome for both workers retiring after a lifetime ...

Happier New Year

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018

... Ordinaries Index soared to its highest level in a decade (+1.0%); the Nikkei-225 to its best in more than a quarter of a century (+4.2%). While the Eurozone's major equity market benchmark - the Stoxx 50 index - only managed to climb to a three-week ...

French giant intensifies action on global warming

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017

... for environmental change. The Paris Climate Agreement aims to keep global warming below two degrees by the end of the century, but researchers believe there is just a 5% chance of the world achieving this target. "Consequently we will not be able to ...

Centuria Capital appoints Macquarie veteran to board

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017

... Life and the Over Fifty Guardian Friendly Society. Dobson joined Centuria Life in 2007. He will remain as a director of Century Property Funds (CPF). CPF serves as the responsible entity for the Centuria Metropolitan REIT (CMA), which recently announced ...

BNP Paribas shuts out non-renewable energy producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017

... International Energy Agency (IEA) scenario, which aims to keep global warming below two degrees celsius by the end of the century. To achieve this goal, the world must reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, starting with oil and gas from shale and oil ...

Financial advice key for world in reverse: Geldof

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017

... opportunity for growth," he continued. As an exemplar, Geldof highlighted China's ability in the first decade of this century to pull 400 million of its people out of extreme poverty via strong shifts in economic policy. "And what is the result of that? ...

Super funds partner to tackle the coal problem

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017

... reason for this is the global push towards meeting the Paris Agreement's goal of ensuring a global temperature rise this century of no more than 2A,C. On top of this, multiple coal-fired generators have closed in Australia over the past 10 years, raising ...

IOOF subsidiary partners with venerable global non-profit

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017

... historic partnership with one of the world's leading global private foundations, which has been in operation for more than a century. Australian Executor Trustees (AET), part of the IOOF group, will collaborate with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors ...

Future Fund expected to grow to $200bn

EMMA RAPAPORT | THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017

... the next decade, enough to cover all unfunded superannuation liabilities of the Commonwealth though the whole of this century. Results for 2016-17 released this morning show the $133 billion fund returned 8.7%, exceeding its target of 6.4%, and returned ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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