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Don't believe inflation hype, says Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... inflation came close to 15%, however the economy was also growing at 7.6%, its workforce was largely unionised, and two major oil shocks caused havoc. "The difference is that back then, the US was highly oil dependent, and it also was experiencing a ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... eliminated investments that posed too great a risk to the environment and the community, including tobacco manufacturing, oil tar sands and gambling," ASIC said. "Active Super also stated that they had added Russia to their list of excluded countries ...

NGS ahead of schedule on net zero strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... and industries since the start of its decarbonisation process, including holdings in Woodside and Santos and others in the oil and gas exploration and production industry. The divestment from oil and gas companies was based on calculations relating to ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... these bonds exposed investor funds to investments which had ties to fossil fuels, including those with activities linked to oil and gas exploration, highlighting investments in Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline LLC (ADCOP), Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
Santos has admitted that its retired offshore oil and gas field Legendre has been leaking gas for a decade, throwing into doubt investor abilities to meet net zero plans. Methane gas - a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide - has ...

ETP investors struggle to pick winners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... products with the highest MW premium (across all asset classes) were leveraged currency, leveraged bear market equities and crude oil. These strategies are mainly used to offset other portfolio or business risks and not usually meant to be held long ...

HNW population sees biggest decline in decade

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... America, and the Middle East showed resilience by registering financial growth, largely due to strong performances in the oil and gas sectors. The report, now in its 27th year, surveyed more than 3000 HNWIs across 23 markets, including 109 Australians. ...

Australia-UK FTA a boon for local business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... government said at the time. Some Australian exports, such as wine, short and medium grain rice, sugar, honey, nuts, olive oil and food supplements will enter the UK duty free. Another component of the deal involves services relating to the financial ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... system. The policy will also address the national security risks implicit in Australia's current reliance on imported oil, indirectly addressed by Australia's recently announced military strategy realignment. Central to this is an integrated ...

CVC sells 20% stake in Eildon

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... returned 27% in the year to March 2023 and 24% per annum in the last decade. The fund has a 9.7% holding in AMP, and stakes in oil producer Horizon Oil, US drilling company Diamond Offshore and Kiland, the owner of Kangaroo Island. Prior to the collapse ...