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New super fund tests waters

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
A new superannuation fund hoping to bridge the retirement savings gap will launch with the hope of disrupting the system that has disadvantaged women. Super Life is founded by chief executive Pascale Helyar-Moray, who formerly led Human Super. According ...

Rural FM dupes investors: Short-seller

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... business of leasing agricultural properties and equipment, such as almond orchards, poultry, cattle, vineyards, cotton and water rights. At the end of December 2018, Bonitas alleged RFF overstated its net assets by 100%, valuing the portfolio at its ...

Short-seller knife twist for YouTube fundie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
Activist short-seller Muddy Waters is shorting Burford Capital, YouTube fundie Neil Woodford's second largest holding in his embattled fund. Burford Capital is a lawsuit financier; Muddy Waters says it is taking a short position on Burford because ...

Super fund turns to food sustainability

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... reducing the resources consumed; and using technology to increase productivity and efficiency, such as optimising seed, water, and fertiliser usage. It also involves developing more sustainably grown substitutes to meat, a high carbon contributor; and ...

Shorting doesn't have to be risky: Solaris

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
Solaris chief investment officer Sean Martin told the 2019 Pinnacle Investment Summit that shorting doesn't have to be risky in order to be successful. Martin took to the stage to explain Solaris' preferred shorting techniques and to dispel what he ...

Industry fund appoints chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... National Irrigators Council, Whan was previously a NSW cabinet minister overseeing different portfolios, including rural water and tourism. Club Plus Super also appointed Susan Weston to the board as a member-elected representative. Weston is an experienced ...

JP Morgan-linked ship in US $1bn drug bust

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
A large container ship being linked to J.P. Morgan Asset Management has been the subject of a US $1 billion cocaine bust in the United States. The ship, MSC Gayane, is owned by a fund run by JP Morgan's asset management unit, according to CNN Business. ...

Sovereign wealth fund revokes exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... there is a high risk that acid rock drainage from the company's waste rock and tailings dumps will cause lasting ground and water contamination." Norges Bank said Rio Tinto has now made it clear to the fund that it is selling off its interest in the ...

Excellence in managed accounts recognised

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) celebrated excellence in managed accounts at the IMAP Managed Account Awards in Sydney last night. Seven organisations were highlighted for their commitment to the sector, across various categories ...

Former First State chief joins TCorp

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... director of the New South Wales public sector's investment partner, TCorp. Taking on the vacant seat left by former Sydney Water chief executive Kerry Schott earlier this year, Dwyer is set to bring significant investment experience to the $105 billion ...