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State Street on how it will vote

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... have now added one or more woman. In Australia, as in other markets, SSGA will expect 30% women directors for companies in major indices beginning in the 2023 proxy season.

Digital advice predicted to soar in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... Netwealth's investment in Xeppo is a case in point, as is HUB24's acquisition of Easton and Class. Interestingly, major cloud providers like Amazon, Google and Microsoft are predicted to make a significant move in wealth management. Amazon already ...

DIY investors embrace Meta Platforms

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... investors are holding the stock. "Firstly, at 23 times 2022 consensus earnings, Meta Platforms is the cheapest of all the major US tech stocks, with a valuation nearly in-line with the overall S&P500, looking at price-to-earnings," Laidler said. "Secondly ...

Investors reveal strong appetite for real estate in 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
INREV's 2022 Investment Intentions report finds that institutional investors plan to deploy at least €68.2 billion into global real estate this year. The Investment Intentions Survey, published annually by the European Association for Investors in ...

Clime finalises ownership deal, appoints CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
Clime Investment Management is finalising a major deal in exchange for a majority ownership in Ralton Asset Management and appointed a new chief investment officer to lead the strategy. Upon completing due diligence, Clime's transfer of $270 million ...

Aware Super leads on climate action: IGCC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
Aware Super's commitment to tackling climate change has been showcased in a global initiative that aims to accelerate the transition a net zero world. The $150 billion superannuation fund was lauded for leading the industry, thanks to its Climate ...

Merricks Capital appoints head of distribution

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... Melbourne-based investment house and non-bank lender as its new head of distribution. Spending 10 years at Bennelong, Seric played a major role in assisting the growth of funds under management as director of distribution. In all, she served in four ...

WAM ups PAF takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
WAM Capital has upped its takeover bid for PM Capital's Asian equities strategy, which the latter flags it will accept. WAM said the $1.149 per share offer for every PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund (PAF) share is "compelling" and represents a 3.5% ...

Retail super fund to be wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... and cash in 2021; 45% of its FUM was invested in the Vanguard High Growth Index Fund. "Its low scale obviously presents major challenges in the current superannuation regulatory environment," Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin said. ...

VGI Partners confirms merger talks

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
... Australian also reported Challenger as one of the other parties that could either merge or acquire VGI, as executives and major investors informed staff of the potential transaction during the holiday break. VGI manages two unlisted funds and listed ...