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Self-licensing on the horizon

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... taking the self-licensing path. This is according to Centrepoint Alliance group executive of advice Paul Cullen, who said the ASX-listed firm is experiencing more than double the number of inbound enquiries from advisers looking to change their business ...

ASX200 advance climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
More of Australia's top 200 companies are implementing strategies in response to climate change, new research shows. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) annual benchmark analysis shows ASX200 companies' climate-related disclosure ...

Fresh fundies outperform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... months, net of fees and before tax. Since its inception, it has returned 17.4% per annum. In comparison, its benchmark S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index returned -0.6%, -2.7% and 6.1% over the same time periods. The index has returned -0.6% per annum since ...

Industry fund launches new passive options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... indexed balanced option. The new Australian Shares (Indexed) option aims to achieve a gross return matching that of the S&P/ASX 100 Accumulation Index over three years. The investment fee charged on this option is set at 0.07%. Meanwhile, the International ...

Vanguard launches new ESG offerings

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... ethical investment options. The Vanguard Ethically Conscious Australian Shares Fund and ETF will invest in approximately 240 ASX listed shares with a series of ethical screens. The product will remove companies with significant business activities involving ...

Willis Towers Watson director departs for LIC

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... premium to its pre-tax NTA. It comes after shareholders of embattled Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund (previously listed on the ASX under the ticker code BAF) voted overwhelmingly in favour of the investment company joining the WAM stable in early September. ...

OneVue encourages Iress takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... fact. "The fact is that there is a certain and immediate 100% cash offer at $0.43 per share," it said. "Comparisons to other ASX listed companies are also speculative, and require consideration of a range of factors, including unique business drivers ...

Consortium eyes Link Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
Two private equity firms are spearheading a takeover of Link Group to acquire 100% of the ASX-listed administrator. The consortium led by Pacific Equity Partners and Carlyle Group is offering $5.20 per share via a scheme of arrangement. Perpetual, which ...

Evans Dixon to rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... Evans Dixon plans to rebrand and remove 'Dixon' from its name after former chief Alan Dixon severed all ties with the ASX-listed firm. Subject to shareholder approval, Evans Dixon will rebrand to E&P Financial Group and change its ticker code ...

Leadership spills spell new era: RIAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... executive leadership spills at major Australian corporates are heralding in a new era of ESG accountability. Writing for the ASX, O'Connor specifically named Rio Tinto as one company grappling with a new era of governance expectations as investors take ...