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Deutsche Bank, DWS raided over greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... from DWS's former group sustainability officer that the company is misrepresenting its ESG credentials; it is alleged claims made in its 2020 annual report that more than half of DWS's assets are ESG integrated are incorrect. It's reported about 50 officers ...

Former van Eyk chief executive pleads guilty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... Eyk began, forced to suspend redemptions on one of its Blueprint funds after the underlying manager - Artefact Partners - made a non-compliant, illiquid investment. Several other funds were also impacted. As responsible entity for the Blueprint suite ...

HESTA injects $4.4m into Aussie biotech startup

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... trials. This investment brings Inventia's total funding to date to over $50 million and marks the first direct investment made by a super fund. HESTA chief Investment officer Sonya Sawtell-Rickson said: "HESTA is excited to invest in Inventia as part ...

BT answers advisers' top tax time questions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... downsizer contribution - up to $300,000 maximum - doesn't count towards any of the contribution caps and can still be made even if a person has total super savings greater than $1.7 million. A client's spouse can also make a downsizer contribution ...

Volatile crypto markets need better regulation: CHOICE

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
CHOICE has made a submission to the federal government, providing a framework on how to better protect consumers from risks associated with cryptocurrency. According to the latest data from CHOICE's national consumer survey, one in five Australians ...

Mercer chief operating officer departs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
... Mercer's chief operating officer Chris Stevens has left the asset consultant. In a post, Stevens said: "After five years, I've made the difficult decision to leave Mercer and take a few months off to recharge the batteries before taking on the next opportunity." ...

AMP establishes AMP Investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
... Australians, as well as on platform and in investments for external institutional and retail client. The AMP Investments team is made up of former AMP Capital multi-asset staff, including chief economist Shane Oliver, and external hires. These include ...

AGL abandons demerger, leadership resigns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... separate businesses - AGL Australia (retail business) and Accel Energy (coal and gas-fired power plants.) The decision was made due to a lack of confidence that a 75% approval would be gained when it went to vote on June 15. Several shareholders, including ...

Calls for Indigenous super beneficiary changes renewed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... First Australian kinship structures which differ from the concept of 'dependent' arrangements of other Australians. The AIST made this recommendation so that First Nations members could adequately provide for their dependents and better ensure their ...

Charter Hall co-founder eyes Australian Unity Office Fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
Aliro Group has made a bid to acquire the Australian Unity Office Fund, with support from the fund's largest shareholder. On Friday afternoon, Australian Unity received an all-cash proposal to acquire all the issued units in its Office Fund (AOF) by ...