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Benchmark-lagging LIC faces strategic review

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... included Wheaton Precious Materials (3.7%), Roche (3.5%), Bayer (3.5%), Samsung (3.4%), Kroger (3.3%), Comcast (3.3%), United Parcel Service (3.3%), Verizon Communications (3%, Taiwan Semiconductor (2.8%) and Sony (2.7%). A spokesperson for the fund ...

GMO launches global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... Group, Accenture, Coca-Cola, Oracle, Johnson & Johnson, Facebook and Medtronic. Geographically, 83% of its holdings are from United States, followed by 4.1% in United Kingdom, 3.6% in Switzerland, 3.5% in Germany and 2.8% in Taiwan. The biggest sectors ...

MSCI launches UN SDG alignment tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
MSCI has launched a tool that assesses companies' compatibility with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The MSCI SDG Alignment Tool examines a company's operations, products, services, policies and practices, and determines its ...

AMP hires people, culture lead

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... non-executive director of The Scout Association of Australia, chair of Women on Boards and a board/committee member of Hills United Football Club. She was previously chief people officer at NetComm Wireless, director of human resources at Masters Home ...

Local fundie to manage US funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... management subsidiary will become the fund manager of two investment trusts that own eight student housing properties in the United States. The properties are worth $US94.5 million (about $130 million) including about US$36.8 million of equity, Auctus ...

VFMC director nabs global role

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... of governors currently comprises of 14 members, residing in eight countries: Australia, Canada, China, India, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Other than Gamba and Wilton, the board of governors comprises of ...

Chief economist update: Prime Minister Suga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... the world) is in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, an economic slump, national security and trade issues involving the United States and China. Prime Minister Suga has very big shoes to fill in Shinzo Abe who unexpectedly resigned on August 28 for ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... period, US GDP growth declined by 9.1%; Japan's economy shrank by 10%; the Eurozone's by 15%; and, that of the United Kingdom by a jaw-dropping drop of 21.7%. So before we, Australians all, get into the "wailing and gnashing of teeth", consider ...

QBE chief exits after workplace complaint

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... with Aviva, as well as Willis Towers Watson, RSA, and AXA - all based in London. He has also worked with GE Capital in the United States. It comes as allegations of sexual assault and workplace misconduct circle another large Australian financial institution ...

First Sentier takes stake in renewable energy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... and operates utility-scale wind, solar, energy storage, and geothermal electrical generation facilities throughout the United States. Terra-Gen's portfolio holds more than 30 generating facilities located primarily in California, with additional locations ...