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First Sentier takes stake in renewable energy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... executive of Terra-Gen, said: "California is undergoing a transformation of its power generation resources from a majority of natural gas plants to renewables and battery storage, driven by ambitious energy and environmental policy initiatives." "As ...

Industry fund reduces fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
A $1.7 billion superannuation fund is cutting some of its fees as of 1 October 2020. The majority of Christian Super's 28,000 members will benefit from asset allocation changes, lower fees paid to investment managers, and reduced indirect costs ...

ASIC drops CBA investigation

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... agency. AUSTRAC slapped the bank with an additional 100 allegations just three months later, with CBA denying the majority of the fresh allegations in a submission to the Federal Court. In June 2018, the Commonwealth bank settled the civil proceedings ...

Facebook, Google face crypto class action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... Facebook loosened its ban by allowing advertising for blockchain and educational content relating to crypto but the vast majority of crypto projects are still unable to advertise to the mainstream. JPB Liberty is seeking to raise funding for the case ...

COVID-19 dampens CFO outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
The global pandemic has left the majority of chief financial officers feeling pessimistic about the financial profitability of their companies, a new Deloitte survey finds. But many see a silver lining amid the doom and gloom. More than half (58%) of ...

Retail investors surpass one million

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... the Zoomer or Millennial age group, but the pandemic-induced lockdown has accelerated these trends," he said. The majority of these first-time investors were under the age of 40 (70%), up 19% from the previous year. "Many first-time investors were attracted ...

Presidents don't move markets much: S&P

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... as influential as Donald Trump would like to think. Looking at data from 1928 to 2016, the S&P 500 rose in the vast majority of election years. Of course, market crashes in 1932, 1940, 2000 and 2008 did coincide with election years. "It is important ...

Unmet advice needs increases for SMSF trustees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... drawdown phase, the most popular methods are the bucket approach at 53% followed by income from investments at 39%. The majority of new adviser inflows from SMSF clients are coming from direct listed investments while allocation towards cash and fixed ...

Iress posts mixed half year results

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... remained strong with increased interest in our digital offering." Iress noted that the pandemic has not impacted the majority of its client implementation projects and tender processes. In light of this, the company will pay an interim dividend of 16 ...

WAM makes proposition plans public

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... the son of Australian financial commentator Peter Switzer. The fund has approximately 5000 total shareholders, the majority of which are retail investors. As of May 31, the fund had $78.71 million in assets under management. In addition to the strategy ...