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Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
War, huh, yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, uhh - Edwin Starr "Crude soars, and stocks and crypto bomb lower, as fears of a Russia-Ukraine war consume global markets" - Fortune.com (22 February 2022) "The Dow Falls Just Short of a Correction. ...

Cannon-Brookes invests in renewables transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... focus of the strategy. AGL recently rejected a takeover bid from Cannon-Brookes and Brookfield, saying that the $7.50 offer price undervalued the company. Cannon-Brookes said he wanted to take over the company to shut down its coal fired power stations ...

Budget Direct, NobleOak partner for life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... fund distribution. Coles introduced "new affordable life insurance, starting at as little as $1 a week" including its 'price beat' guarantee, underwritten by MetLife. It ditched the life insurance sector less than three years later. Last year ...

AGL rejects Cannon-Brookes, Brookfield bid

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... the company and is not in the best interests of shareholders. The proposal represented a 4.7% premium on Friday's closing price of $7.16, and a 4.2% premium on the average share price since AGL announced its half-year results on February 10 ($7.20). ...

Big tech, interest rates dominate reporting season

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
Interest rate speculation and big tech were the hottest topics among investors in the latest round of Australia's reporting season. Demographic changes and digital advancements continue to prop up opportunities for technology, with the sector supporting ...

Magellan promises better investment performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... very strong" and that the fund manager is "not reliant on a single client". This is despite grappling with a plunging share price after former client St. James's Place walked away with a $23 billion mandate last December, along with churn at the ...

Blackstone agrees $8.9bn deal with Crown

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... 11% higher than its initial approach for the company last year. It is also nearly a third higher than Crown's share price of $9.90 in mid-November, the day before it received an acquisition proposal from Blackstone pitched at $12.50 a share. Crown ...

Zerocap unveils new bitcoin fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... a new fund, Zerocap Smart Beta Bitcoin, with the aim of effectively managing and reducing Bitcoin's high volatility and price swings. The objective of Smart Beta Bitcoin is to reduce and balance risk while improving risk adjusted returns, while providing ...

Inflation hitting retiree budgets: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... on their budgets from non-discretionary inflation," ASFA deputy chief executive Glen McCrea said. "This means unavoidable price increases on goods and services such as food, petrol and health costs. "It's critical that future retirees are able to ...

Magellan funds under review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
After Magellan co-founder Hamish Douglass announced he would take extended medical leave, the company's share price dove and its fund ratings are under review. Morningstar said all of Magellan's global and high conviction funds are under review due ...