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New head of ESG at American Century

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
The $250 billion global investment manager American Century Investments has appointed a new head of ESG and sustainable investing. Sarah Bratton Hughes joined the firm on January 3, and will also lead the ESG and investment stewardship team at American ...

QSuper bets on US recovery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
... fund said it has invested around $1 billion in US transport and industrial assets in 2021, "showing confidence in the American economic snapback." The investments include a majority ownership of the Sunbelt Logistics Portfolio, which is an investment ...

Link agrees to $3bn takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021
A North American software provider is set to acquire Link Group for $2.9 billion, ousting private equity firm Carlyle Group in the bidding process. Dye & Durham is willing to pay $5.50 for every Link share in exchange for acquiring 100% of the ASX-listed ...

Foreign investment in Australian commercial property hits record high

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... billion in office, retail, industrial and hotel assets having changed hands year to date. The analysis shows that North American investors have led the charge, accounting for about 39% of total foreign investment this year. "Despite international border ...

BetaShares to launch more megatrend ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
... investors, BetaShares said, adding: "Video games now generate more revenue than the movie business globally and North American sports combined, with continued strong growth forecast." BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur said: "Next generation technologies ...

Pinnacle seeds Canadian boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
In another first for Pinnacle Investment Management this week, the firm has set up a North American-based affiliate in a small-cap equities fund manager. The fund manager is based in Toronto, Canada, focused on small caps and other global equities. ...

Bond scam defrauds SMSFs $2.8m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... A fake bond scam run has allegedly defrauded self-managed super fund members of $2.8 million. Richard Emil Ayoub, an American national, allegedly funnelled the money into Bitcoin between March and August 2021 after promoting it to investors as a fixed ...

New Bitcoin fund promises tax efficiency

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... involved in dealing with exchanges," Gardiner said. "Vault solves both those problems by investing in well-established North American-based bitcoin funds via a retail vehicle regulated under NZ financial markets legislation that can also extend to the ...

Joining the 1% around the world: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
New analysis reveals that Australians would have to work 66 years and five months to join the country's wealthiest 1%, while Chinese workers would need more than 101 years in the workforce to join China's 1%. In a stark illustration of wealth inequality ...

Stake sets $3 brokerage for ASX-listed stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
Stake, best known for its $0 brokerage on 6000 American stocks and ETFs, will now offer ASX-listed stocks and ETFs for a $3 brokerage fee. The four-year-old firm is currently running the ASX brokerage in beta test version during which the brokerage ...