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Cbus pledges net zero emissions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark. The roadmap will develop pathways to achieve portfolio targets for each asset class including equities. "Portfolio-wide targets give us more flexibility as to how we allocate our members' money. This next ...

Law firm summarises report AMP won't release

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
Maurice Blackburn, the firm acting for AMP sexual harassment victim Julia Szlakowski, has released a summary of the findings of AMP's investigation into the matter - which AMP said it would release but hasn't. Despite announcing to the ASX two weeks ...

Industry fund reduces fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... reduced its administration fees to $1.25 per week from $1.75 per week and made a series of fee reductions to its mixed asset class options. Christian Super chief executive Ross Piper said the changes are a result of the fund's focus on process improvement ...

AMP Capital's door keeps revolving

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
AMP Capital has announced the departure of two key staff from New Zealand, including managing director and chief economist Bevan Graham and by head of clients Greg McMaster. In addition, Sydney-based portfolio manager Kristen Le Mesurier has resigned ...

HESTA takes active approach to class actions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
HESTA has told the parliament it sees participation in class actions as a form of active ownership. The super fund said it participates in class actions to recover losses but also as a means of encouraging better standards of corporate governance and ...

Facebook, Google face crypto class action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
Sydney-based law firm JPB Liberty has filed a class action against Facebook and Google for the losses suffered by Australian cryptocurrency providers after their bans on cryptocurrency advertising. JPB Liberty is seeking damages for the losses the cryptocurrency ...

Australian Unity investments GM to depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
The executive general manager of investments at Australian Unity Wealth is departing in mid-September as the business looks to restructure the role and the responsibilities of the chief executive. Geraldine Barlow joined Australian Unity in May 2016 ...

CFA Institute call for feedback on new standard

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... from the investment product based on certain ESG-related activities, business practices, or business segments. The best-in-class feature is for investors that aim to invest in companies and issuers that perform better than peers on one or more performance ...

Vision Super revises investment strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... better meet the new objectives and maintain a low probability of negative returns. "We've also introduced gold as a new asset class for some of our premixed investment options. Gold may be a valuable source of diversification and provide some downside ...

Cromwell sells SA asset at premium

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... vigorously contested process," he said. Refrigeration distribution centres have become an increasingly popular investment class of late, he said, thanks to their typically longer lease stability in income. "They have drawn increasing attention in the ...