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QIC buys Packhorse's last pastoral property

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... the purchase of a 600-hectare irrigated sugar cane property in North Queensland last year. QIC noted both acquisitions were made possible through a "foundational investment from the Queensland government's land restoration fund." In May, Hancock Agriculture ...

Review forces ASX to fix intra-group conflicts

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... group's governance framework. The ASX had already introduced several governance changes following the recommendations made by the RBA in the FY21 FSS assessment report when HSF began its review. Taking this into account, HSF said the changes "are ...

CommSec launches global share trading platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... trading platform, offering access to 13 equities markets for as little as US$5 brokerage. The new service will initially be made available on the CommSec website, to be made available via the app in time. Commonwealth Bank also plans to integrate the ...

Advice from Shartru failed best interests duty, ASIC says

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... independent consultant must also review a sample of advice, audits, and pre-vets and report on the efficacy of the improvements made by the group. Headed by chief executive Rob Coyte, the privately owned licensee, based in New South Wales' Lake Macquarie ...

NGS ahead of schedule on net zero strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... officer Ben Squires. "Those companies tend to be high on Scope 3 but quite clever on managing Scope 1 and 2," Squires said. "We made active decisions to divest companies where we believe they will be stranded, either because their glide path is not realistic ...

Insignia Financial plans advice business transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... have expressed a keen desire for operational independence and management ownership. In fact, it was something Insignia was made aware of prior to the MLC acquisition going ahead. "... we've facilitated that as best we can. I think it's evidence ...

Retail super funds plan to merge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... services on a member-by-member basis, as a result of a larger member base. This is also consistent with recent statements made by APRA as to the benefits of consolidation within the superannuation industry." Of note, according to APRA fund-level superannuation ...

AAC at centre of billionaire insider trading scheme

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... This included publicly traded companies he was a major investor in. "Those folks then traded on that inside information and made millions of dollars in the stock market, because thanks to [Mr] Lewis those bets were a sure thing," US attorney Damian Williams ...

Insurance firms defy inflationary shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... insurance premiums increase substantially because a lot of capital is coming out of that market and a lot of payments are being made, which means it's a really tight market." Casey McLean, portfolio manager for the Fidelity Australian Opportunities Fund ...

Mercer picked to advise Pengana Credit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... a compelling proposition for Australian investors looking to access global private credit investments." In June, Pengana made its first key appointments to the credit arm and welcomed former JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch executive Nehemiah Richardson as ...