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Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... companies with operations, or providing services supporting Israeli settlements, in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The majority of that investment is held in the global companies Expedia, Airbnb, Motorola Solutions, and Booking.com." Ultimately ...

Westpac loses Ausgrid rate swap case

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... several IFM entities. The swap was related to managing interest rate risk associated with the consortium's acquisition of a majority stake in Ausgrid, purchased from the NSW government. In May 2021, ASIC commenced civil proceedings against Westpac for ...

Hyperion leads as top Australian shares fund manager: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... Equities funds posted 20.9% and 19.7%, while the Greencape High Conviction fund closed the list with a 19.6% return. "The majority of the top 10 spots for the 2023 calendar year were taken by growth managers, who benefitted from exposure to companies ...

Commerzbank acquires Aquila Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
Commerzbank is expanding into sustainable asset management, taking a majority stake in Aquila Capital for an undisclosed figure. Commerzbank will acquire 74.9% of the renewable energy-focused manager, while the remaining stake stays with Aquila's parent ...

Aussies want advice from their super fund: CFS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... that almost half (44%) of consumers who have never received personal advice want their super fund to provide it. The majority of those (60%) who already have an adviser also want this. The report also found the demand for financial advice grows if it ...

Aussie ETF industry hits $177.5bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... certainly an accelerating trend, a large proportion of the new launches in 2023 were active ETFs (46 or 26 funds) with the majority of these launches being via the creation of traded classes of existing unlisted funds, which we call conversions," Betashares ...

Experts expect the RBA to hold: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
An overwhelming majority of experts and economists (89%) expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to hold the cash rate in February, according to the latest Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey. The study, which surveyed 19 experts and economists, also found ...

2024 to be a watershed year: FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... "However, there is still a perception that financial advice is only for the already well-off. The reality is that the majority of working Australians, as well as retirees, can benefit from the advice of a registered, qualified financial planner and will ...

Boards unprepared for new workplace laws: Research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... overwhelmingly saw the positive duty as an opportunity to drive cultural change, rather than a compliance exercise. A majority - 70% - of directors said their organisation has set recruitment and promotion targets to achieve gender parity in management ...

Government reports improved fiscal outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... avoid $145 billion over 12 years to 2033-34 in interest costs on the debt we inherited, as a result of banking the vast majority of upgrades to revenue," Gallagher said. Nevertheless, growth is forecast to moderate in the near-term as domestic activity ...