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Super funds bow to divestment pressure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... divestment. These companies included the likes of Woodside Petroleum, BHP, Santos, Washington H Soul Pattinson, Whitehaven Coal and Oil Search. "Despite this recent progress, the majority of Out of Line companies continue to enjoy the financial backing ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
Crude oil prices jumped to one-year highs - WTI oil to US$58.46 per barrel; Brent oil to US$55.73 - this early in the New Year. Well, they have to bounce some time especially given the battering it received in 2020 as the covid-19 pandemic grounded ...

BlackRock readies for crypto exposure

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... derivatives, which are financial instruments that derive their value from one or more securities, commodities (such as gold or oil), currencies (including bitcoin), interest rates, credit events or indices (a measure of value or rates, such as the S&P ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... stay, bar discrimination by the federal government based on sexual orientation or gender identity and impose a moratorium on oil and natural gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." While this certainly sends a message that America, Inc. is ...

What you read in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... no excuse to not release members' money - their own money - in a time of need," Hume said. 7. Aussie ETF investors got oil bets wrong before crash (April 23) In mid-April Aussies poured $35 million into the country's only ETF tracking crude oil ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... managers advertise. This year made it clear that going forward, truth in advertising will be paramount. Aussie ETF investors got oil bets wrong During COVID-19 volatility, Australians poured $35 million into the country's only ETF tracking crude ...

Funds' net-zero ambitions collide with Santos

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
Australian oil and gas company Santos' carbon reduction plan has been heavily criticised, with critics pointing out many super funds invested in the company have made declarations on climate change that don't match their actions. According to ...

Climate change-focused fund introduced

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... their business models for a warmer, low-carbon world. It avoids stocks exposed to coal, unconventional fossil fuels, Arctic oil and gas production or thermal coal electricity generation, and limits exposure to those producing oil and gas or gas-fired ...

Jarden hires from UBS, HSBC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... research analyst at UBS Australia for six years but for the past two years Burns has served as head of investor relations at oil and gas company Beach Energy. Burns has previously held roles at Santos and Woodside, after initially commencing his career ...

AustralianSuper hires for investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... highlighted flaws in the commitment. AustralianSuper declines to comment on: its short-term decarbonisation targets, plans to exit oil and gas, and if coal and mining investments are excluded completely.