Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 11 - 20 of 114 results for "Conglomerate"

Metrics hires three senior leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... treasurer for finance and fund accounting. Adams was previously deputy treasurer for Australia at GFG Alliance, a conglomerate owned and run by chief executive Sanjeev Gupta and his family. Alison Chan was appointed investment director of sustainable ...

New partnership for BC Investment Group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... and operate a new bank. BC Invest is a majority-owned subsidiary of Far East Consortium International Limited, a conglomerate listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Novatti said it is in regular communication with APRA on assessment of its application ...

Buffett doesn't want to report on diversity, climate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... response, said it did not believe such an annual report was necessary, referring to decentralised management of the conglomerate's operational businesses. "The board recognises the importance of responsibly managing climate-related risks to both shareholders ...

Parametric names new research lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
Parametric has announced the appointment of its new local manager of research and strategy, a position held by Raewyn Williams for seven years. Whitlam Zhang takes on the role of manager of research and strategy for Australia and New Zealand, based ...

Australian Ethical divests Mercer parent company

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... plug on a $5 million shareholding in Marsh & McLennan, pointing to the provision of insurance services to a mining conglomerate as grounds for the divestment. The investment in Marsh & McLennan was held in the firm's Australian Ethical International ...

Chi-X releases viral TraCRs stocks

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... video conferencing service Zoom, protective healthcare equipment provider 3M, payments giant Mastercard, supermarket conglomerate Walmart and anti-viral pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences. Following today's announcement, there are now 35 US listed ...

Active versus passive: The debate continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... changed into an asset gathering machine, and you lose that boutique culture very quickly when you become part of a conglomerate." GQG chief executive Tim Carver said the market is beginning to understand the issue with large companies sticking tightly ...

Chinese tech giant buys 5% stake in Afterpay

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... our new and existing shareholders over the long term." Tencent chief strategy officer James Mitchell said the tech conglomerate was pleased to invest in the Australian startup. "Afterpay's approach stands out to us not just for its attractive business ...

The blame game

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... couple of reasons. "We've just a had a banking Royal Commission which highlights some of the issues with a large, conglomerate sector with only subtle differentiation, where the structure of that large industry has created a large agency risk with inherent ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... companies are being put to the test, in a truly unprecedented, universal way. No matter whether you are a supermarket conglomerate, an airline, or a super fund, this crisis will take its toll. And investors, who are increasingly aware of the importance ...