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BetaShares launches Aussie bluechip ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... will host about 40 companies; some of the index's constituents include Macquarie Group, CSL, Woolworths Group and Wesfarmers. The index it tracks, since its June 2011 inception has returned 9.9% p.a. compared to 8.6% p.a. for the S&P/ASX 200 Index. ...

Westbridge Funds buys $16.21m industrial facility

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... currently leased to Blackwoods, Australia's largest provider of industrial and safety supplies and a subsidiary of Wesfarmers. Knight Frank's Tom Iredell, who negotiated the deal, said there was more than 10 bidders in the first round of the request ...

Midwinter hires from Integrity Life

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... years at AMP in solution architecture roles and was manager of strategy and modernisation, Australian underwriting at Wesfarmers Insurance. Commenting on the appointment Hamilton said: "I am excited to join the Midwinter team to build on the great work ...

New board director at AFIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... biggest holdings include Commonwealth Bank of Australia ($680.2 million), BHP ($607.6 million), CSL ($578.3 million), Wesfarmers ($288.3 million), Westpac ($379.5 million). Its 10-year return is 9.6% p.a. to benchmark's 9.5% including franking.

QBE appoints local chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... Gallagher's chief financial officer and operating officer in Australia and New Zealand. She has also held senior roles at Wesfarmers Insurance Division and Insurance Australia Group. At QBE, she will be a part of the group executive committee and report ...

EISS Super director joins Macquarie board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... EISS Super board since 2016 and is the employer representative for Ausgrid. He is also a non-executive director of Wesfarmers. He has 30 years of experience in corporate financial advice, and a strong background in structured finance and development ...

Consortium eyes Link Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... over the top job. A recent AFR article alleges Bhatia fudged his resume, claiming to have worked as chief executive of Wesfarmers Insurance in Australia, a position that did not exist. Bhatia joined QBE Insurance as chief executive in early 2018. His ...

Corporates have a critical role in social, environmental outcomes

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... there is a lack of disclosure around gender pay gap data and pay equality among ASX 300 companies, Melior believes Wesfarmers demonstrates leadership in this area. The company has targets in place for female executives and board members, as well as a ...

Boutique launches Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... competitive position underpinning attractive and sustainable income, such as Amcor and IPH. Cows (likes Aurizon and Wesfarmers) are stocks with strong balance sheet and capital management potential, which are currently being undervalued on traditional ...

Dividends ripe for the picking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... printing being undertaken by the US Federal Reserve," Hamson said. In addition, consumer staple stocks like Woolworths and Wesfarmers performed well throughout the pandemic and are expected to generate good yields in the next year. Hamson said the reporting ...