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Australian dividends shatter pre-pandemic records: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
Australian global dividends have completed their pandemic recovery and have eclipsed the previous 12-month record set in September 2019 by $6.7 billion. The latest Janus Henderson global dividend index shows that Australian dividends totalled $97.9 ...

ASX board diversity stagnating: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
Nineteen per cent of female ASX 300 directors are dominating close to half of all female-occupied seats, according to diversity insights showing little has changed in the last 12 months. The 2022 Board Diversity Index, launched by the Governance Institute ...

AXA IM adds to ESG fund suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... energy transition and resource optimisation such as low carbon transport, renewable energies, responsible agriculture, food, water protection, natural resource preservation and recycling and waste reduction. "We believe businesses that continue to innovate ...

US Federal Reserve enacts biggest rate hike in 22 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
The US Federal Reserve has raised rates by 0.5%, the most aggressive interest rate increase in over 20 years. In his opening statement, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said: "Inflation is much too high, and we understand the hardship it is causing ...

Australian Retirement Trust confirms new HQ

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... Square offers strong sustainability credentials with a 5 star NABERS energy rating. The fund is targeting a 4.5 star NABERS water rating up from the current 4 star rating once base building upgrades are complete. Australian Retirement Trust's chief executive ...

CPI sees greatest jump since 2000

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.1% in the March quarter and 5.1% annually - the greatest increases since the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax in 2000. The growth, revealed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday, came ...

CareSuper appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... Johnson is currently chair of the Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism Board, is the former chair of the Central Highlands Water Board, and a member of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration, among other roles. Finally, board director Keith ...

Aussie instos commit $50bn to UK projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... next five years, $8.7 billion of which will be part of its recent joint venture with British Land to deliver the Canada Water Masterplan. Meanwhile, Macquarie plans to support $21 billion of infrastructure investments by 2030, including offshore wind ...

Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... billion over nine years to strengthen the protection of the Great Barrier Reef, with the bulk of that money going to improving water quality. Improving the health of the Murray-Daring Basin has been allocated $139 million. The pandemic remains a concern ...

Nanuk AM lists active ETMF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... and risk management strategies. The fund invests in sub-sectors including clean energy, energy efficiency, agriculture, water, waste management, recycling, digital technologies, advanced manufacturing, and sustainable materials. "All of these areas are ...