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Aussie stocks burnt in blaze

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... Australia burns, so too does the bottom line of our listed companies, with real implications for our retail, insurance, agriculture and transport sectors. The Australian economy is also not without risk, with many economists predicting that the bushfire ...

Insto investors confused by environmental equities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... Management. Impax is focussed on opportunistic strategies in alternative energy, energy efficiency, water, waste, food and agriculture related markets. Jenkyn-Jones is based in the UK and was in Australia to speak with wholesale investors about BNP Paribas' ...

Another winter of Australian discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
It would be the winter of discontent for Australia's agriculture sector if Rabobank's latest 'Australian Winter Crop Outlook' report is any guide. The specialist agribusiness bank predicts that the country's national harvest would ...

Former adviser cops 12 years in jail

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... unregistered managed investment scheme. The fund was supposed to diversify across cash, property, shares, aquaculture and agriculture; however its only investment was in the abalone farm operated by other entities Jayaweera controlled. According to ASIC ...

Macquarie unveils green ambitions in New York

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... with energy grids. "We are increasingly broadening our focus by seeking new solutions to emissions reduction across agriculture, waste and real estate and working to ensure our infrastructure investments are more climate resilient."

AMP, HESTA, Hostplus lose out in ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... gambling, tobacco, armaments, nuclear, live animal exports, old growth logging, animal cruelty, bribery, intensive agriculture, environmental destruction, polluting, social harm and poor corporate governance including all-male boards. Meanwhile Hostplus ...

Super fund turns to food sustainability

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... Damian Graham has highlighted the importance of addressing issues relating to production, utilisation, and wastage in agriculture, given the trends in global food demand that would see a 10% growth each decade over the next 30 years. Much of the focus ...

NAB names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... NAB at such a crucial time. "There are a number of areas where NAB can extend its lead, such as business banking, agriculture and health, and other areas where I believe we should consistently lead such as customer service. We must also meet and exceed ...

SG Hiscock hires from Macquarie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... across New South Wales. Potter was a business development manager across listed equities, unlisted infrastructure, agriculture and private equity trusts. Prior to joining Macquarie, Potter held business development positions at Platypus Asset Management. ...

LGIAsuper to stand on its own

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... fund's size allowed it to go in on mid-market opportunities its larger competitors would normally pass over. "From agriculture in the US and property in the UK, to a range of local investments, we leave no stone unturned in our search for the best investment ...