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Soul Patts gives $200m to Pengana offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
Pengana Capital Group (Pengana) and major shareholder Washington H. Soul Pattinson (WHSP) have joined forces to launch a new global credit offering to Australian investors. Already, WHSP has poured $200 million of seed funding into the portfolio, which ...

Budget all about responsible economic management: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the best possible response to global economic uncertainty is responsible economic management and that will be displayed in the May federal budget. Speaking in Washington DC at the G20 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' ...

Future-proofing the super system: Rees

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Speaking on a panel the first day of the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF), MetLife head of external affairs and public policy Nathan Rees said that establishing an objective for superannuation will help to "future proof" the system. "The ...

Early super release scheme a mistake: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has warned against repeating the early release of super scheme that gave unrestricted access to retirement savings. The early release of super scheme allowed individuals to withdraw up to $20,000 of their retirement savings ...

Dexus Funds Management chair resigns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
Dexus Funds Management chair and director Richard Sheppard will retire from the board effective October 27, following the Dexus annual general meeting. Upon Sheppard's retirement, Warwick Negus will become chair of the board. Sheppard said: "Since my ...

CFP Board welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
The professional body for personal financial planners in the US welcomed its new chair this year. Kamila Elliott took the helm of the CFP Board, becoming the first African American to serve as the chair. Elliott is currently the president of Grid 202 ...

KKR appoints APAC growth equity lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
KKR has appointed a head of growth equity in Asia Pacific, a newly created role aimed at accelerating the private equity firm's investment in the region. KKR has hired Mukul Chawla to the role, effective December 9 and based in Asia. Chawla will join ...

Governments must act on net zero: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... to turn their investment strategies into measurable emissions reductions, but must be attuned to the risk of net zero washing, new research says. Morningstar's latest report, Asset Managers and Net Zero Investing: The Road Ahead, surveyed 12 asset ...

Soul Patts finalises merger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
Washington H Soul Pattinson (WHSP) has implemented its $4 billion merger with LIC, Milton Corporation. Under the scheme of arrangement, all Milton shares that are not currently owned by WHSP will be transferred today. Eligible Milton shareholders will ...

Fear of greenwashing worse than reality: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... theorising concern about greenwashing is often misplaced. In the report, S&P noted that greenwashing or sustainability-washing concerns have been prominent among investors as more products are linked to positive environmental outcomes. However, it found ...