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Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
The Commonwealth of Australia will disclose climate risk in sovereign bonds for the first time following the settlement of a world-first class action lawsuit. The case, filed in 2020 by retail investor Kathleen O'Donnell, was represented pro bono ...

Strategic reset delivers for Count

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
Count has seen growth in its wealth business, with aggregated revenues rising 24%, gross business earnings up 19%, and a significant jump in adviser numbers. In "a year of transformation", Count reported a very slight decline in net profit after tax ...

Super, retirement unit cushions Link's massive loss

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
Link Group's retirement and superannuation business helped cushion the massive $418 million loss in the 2023 financial year, despite losing HESTA as a major client. Link's Retirement and Superannuation Solutions (RSS) unit, which contributes ...

Munich Re targets AMP over alleged reinsurance misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
AMP is facing legal action from global reinsurer Munich Re over potentially deceptive practices in past reinsurance arrangements. In a disclosure nestled within AMP's recent half-year results, it was revealed that AMP Limited and its subsidiaries, including ...

HUB24 profits surge 64%

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
HUB24 has reported underlying net profits under tax of $58.8 million, up 64% from the year prior, and a 15% increase in the number of advisers on its books. Reporting to the ASX today, the platform has also had an underlying group EBITDA of $102.4 million ...

Zenith chief exits, names successor

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
The chief executive of Zenith Investment Partners will step down as the firm's chief operating officer assumes the top job. David Wright vacates the role of chief executive at the end of the year but remains at Zenith to take on a newly created ...

Unemployment rate rises as gender wage gap narrows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported a 14,600 drop in employment in July, deviating sharply from the anticipated rise of 15,000 by economists. In July, the unemployment rate increased to 3.7%, up from 3.5% the previous month, despite economists' ...

GQG hits $104.1bn on back of inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
GQG Partners' funds under management (FUM) has surged to $104.1 billion as of June 30, reflecting 20.1% growth year on year. In an ASX announcement, GQG attributed FUM growth to $6.2 billion of net inflows and strides in the global equity markets. The ...

Magellan reverts to old leadership model

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
Magellan Financial Group has again overhauled its executive ranks and board, in a move that will see it revert to an old model affecting the roles of chief executive and chief investment officer. Effective today, the group's chief executive and chief ...

ASIC proposes five-year extension to DDO

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
ASIC has proposed a five-year extension to the design and distribution obligations (DDO), the instrument for which was originally set for a two-year period. DDO was introduced following a recommendation from the 2019 Financial System Inquiry to compel ...