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Pinnacle adds new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... for a UCITs fund in near future. "We are not going to allocate capital to industries with negative social utility such as coal, gambling, tobacco and defence equipment makers. "Pursuing an active engagement agenda on every company held in the portfolio ...

Former State Super investments chief returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... departing the fund and the role of chief investment officer. Rasmussen left the fund in late 2016, eventually joining the Coal Mining Industry Long Service Leave Funding Corporation as chief investment officer in January 2018. About six months later ...

Opportunities and threats amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... weakened and uncertain global economic outlook, while bulk commodities, in particular steel-making inputs, iron ore and coking coal, have held up remarkably well," he said. "Like the oil sector, the sell-off has seen substantial value emerge from the ...

Super funds' dirty, poor performing stocks revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... Holdings, Caltex Australia, Worley, Seven Group, Beach Energy, Washington H Soul Pattinson, Mineral Resources, Whitehaven Coal, New Hope, Cooper Energy, Karoon, Canarvon, Senex, FAR and New Century Resources are the stocks in question. These companies ...

Government moves to cut work test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
The government is moving to act on one of its election promises by cutting the work test. Draft legislation released this week through the release of draft legislation which will allow Australians aged 65 and 66 to make voluntary super contributions ...

Climate activism not translating to investing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... worth living in. "By collectively moving our money, we can restrict the capital available to unsustainable business, such as coal mining and fossil fuel production, and make it more difficult for these types of companies to expand," Palmer said. "By ...

Academics protest UniSuper investments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... protest against industry fund HESTA, in an attempt to urge the fund to divest from fossil fuels. HESTA's investments include Coal India, Whitehaven Coal and South32.

Carbon footpath important, not footprint: AXA

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... utilities that have shown a higher propensity to invest in renewable energy and storage solutions and divest from thermal coal. "In addition to E score, other data on company products and services, as well as transition behaviour is necessary in order ...

Labor stands by super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has called out an "unholy coalition" attacking superannuation. In a speech in Brisbane on Wednesday, Albanese stepped up to bat for the super system, labelling those questioning the legislated rise in the superannuation ...

Aussie IPOs outperform benchmark

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... failed IPOs of the year included much-hyped consumer lender Latitude, which failed in its second listing attempt, as well as coal seam gas firm MPC Kinetic, property platform PropertyGuru and Boost Juice parent company RetailZoo.