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Vatican shakes up financial management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
By orders of the Pope, the Vatican has a new financial manager. Pope Francis declared that the administrative management of the Vatican's funds should be transferred from the Secretariat of State to the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic ...

CountPlus to continue acquisition spree

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... million in payments and a $300 million indemnity to cover past conduct. As a result, Count Financial has implemented its "clean" user pays, fee-for-service licensee model borne by the adviser to member firms and rejigged its adviser cohort to ensure ...

Aware Super backs electricity transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... Roadmap aims to transition the state's electricity supply, with a useful life expected to run out in 15 years, to cheap, clean and reliable alternatives. Chief investment officer Damian Graham said Aware Super was pleased to see a focus on improving ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
"A whole new world A new fantastic point of view..." -Zayn Malik, Zhavia Ward Former vice-president Joe Biden is now POTUS-elect, breaking the record for the most votes (70 million plus votes and counting) received by a presidential candidate in US ...

Ares bids for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... this takeover isn't a winning finish for AMP; it is a final act of failure. Even when on its knees, someone else had to clean up the mess. "Hopefully, the board acts rationally and accepts this bid; the alternative is a long, messy break up organised ...

ASIC chair steps aside pending pay review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KANIKA SOOD, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... John Price at $582,3094 and Danielle Press with $575,724. Taking to Twitter, Senator Andrew Bragg said it's time for a clean out at the regulator. "Too many commissioners. It's unclear who does what. Not enough follow through on enforcement. ...

Active portfolios post stellar returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
Two actively managed global equities portfolios have vastly outperformed their peers and respective benchmarks, with one fund manager delivering a whopping 96% for the year. Vision Super's Innovation and Disruption Option, managed by Baillie Gifford ...

Women focus in Labor budget reply

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... renewable energy with the aim of making Australian a renewable superpower. "We can be a renewable energy superpower, with clean energy powering a new era of metal manufacturing and hydrogen production," he said. "Labor has a clear target to tackle climate ...

Opposition in opposition: Labor responds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has unsurprisingly spoken out against the Morrison government's federal budget, saying it has failed to create much needed jobs. Taking to Twitter, Albanese said: "Being a leader means taking responsibility - in the ...

Chief economist update: Morrison manufactures Australia's future

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... six industries for priority investment: space, defence, food and beverage manufacturing, medical products, recycling and clean energy projects as well as resources technologies. Great Scott's announcement came at the same time as the Australian Industry ...