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Principal Financial Group announces ESG index

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... actionable insights that can help improve financial inclusion now and in the future. "Financial inclusion is at the foundation of global economic progress," Principal chief executive Dan Houston said. "When people are excluded from the financial system ...

Hines enters Australian industrial sector

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... span more than 58,000 square metres (624,307 square feet), will provide the company with immediate scale and a solid foundation on which to grow its industrial and logistics platform in the country. "Our acquisition strategy is location-driven so the ...

Tattarang invests in plastic-free fabric

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... "Aligning with Andrew and Nicola Forrest's ultimate goal to eliminate all plastic waste through the initiatives of Minderoo Foundation, Tattarang and R.M. Williams are on a journey of continuous improvement to remove plastics and other synthetics from ...

Hostplus expands IP Group commitment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
Hostplus has invested a further $75 million with IP Group Australia. This adds to the existing $135 million committed via the IP Group Hostplus Innovation Fund. IP Group specialises in intellectual property commercialisation. The additional investment ...

APRA champions flexible financial technology regulation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... be trusted, allowing new markets and services to flourish in the face of information asymmetry." "It can also be the foundation for innovation: the establishment of the consumer data right and open banking in Australia is an obvious example." APRA is ...

Warakirri acquires stone fruit orchards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
Warakirri's Farmland Fund has made two foundation investments in orchards in Goulburn Valley and Cobram. The investments are part of a stone fruit category strategy with W. F. Montague Pty Ltd and will see the fund become one of the largest owners of ...

War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
An unstable global geopolitical situation, most significantly due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has prompted a $270 billion commitment to defence spending in the Federal Budget. The increased allocation to defence will bring Australia's defence spending ...

McLaren to leave BT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... years. She is also a founder of the Financial Industry Community Aid Program and currently also serves as chair of the foundation. In a statement, BT chief executive Matt Rady said: "In her time leading investment research and governance, Marnie has ...

Equity Trustees wins Hejaz mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
Hejaz Asset Management has appointed Equity Trustees as responsible entity of three new Sharia-compliant funds. The three funds are the Hejaz Equity Fund, the Hejaz Property Fund and the Hejaz Income Fund. The Equity Fund aims to match the returns of ...

La Trobe takeover confirmed

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... Australia. "We intend to invest in La Trobe Financial to support its growth and look forward to building on the business's foundation of continuous growth and profitability," Chersky said. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of ...