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Super funds put foot down on Woodside

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... relation to resilience to transition risks, the lack of an ambitious Scope 3 GHG emissions abatement target, and its governance around climate risk. "As we've previously communicated to Woodside Energy, our decision is underpinned by our belief that ...

The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... digital transformation, was also significant, he noted. Japanese equities also "performed robustly," aided by corporate governance improvements and the shift from a deflationary to an inflationary period, he said. Most other regions produced double-digit ...

Macquarie reprimanded again for derivatives compliance failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... roles and responsibilities, and an incomplete understanding of its own processes and controls, including around data governance. The bank will now have to prepare a remediation plan to address its failures in the futures dealing business and OTC derivatives ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... Moreover, if performance falters, "the temptation to scapegoat political interference will grow." "Strong, independent governance - combined with transparency, rigorous project vetting, and limited drawdowns - will be essential to ensuring this reorientation ...

Clime awarded $183m mandate from US firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... right-sized" partner in the Australian market. To meet the requirement, Clime said it "rapidly" assembled a legal, governance and execution team to address the objective of Sphinx. To meet requirements Clime established a series of exempted limited partnerships. ...

Smaller super funds unfairly burdened by regulatory levy model: CPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... than their fair share," he said. Separately, Webb was concerned that the funding allocation for the Gateway Network Governance Body (GNGB) - which governs the Superannuation Transmission Network (STN) - was not sufficient to prepare the organisation ...

Datt Capital sets in motion Koonenberry Gold board spill

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... Capital is attempting to spill the board of ASX-listed Koonenberry Gold (KNB), saying it is not satisfied with its governance and shareholder value preservation. The boutique investment manager, which has a 12% stake in Koonenberry Gold, wants to eject ...

JANA wins Aboriginal Investment NT mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... Dudley said the Aboriginal Investment NT's "vision of intergenerational prosperity, built on Aboriginal values and governance, is both powerful and deeply aligned with JANA's commitment to supporting purpose-led investors." "Together, we aim ...

LGT Crestone poaches CRO from Challenger

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... media. The incoming chief risk officer replaces Lucienne Layton who helped set up LGT Crestone, by standing up its governance, risk and compliance frameworks. With more than 30 years experience, Layton earlier worked as a senior ASIC regulator, a PwC ...

Warakirri adds kiwifruit aggregation to farmland fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... generating competitive returns. The farmland fund, it said, will take a balanced consideration to environmental, social, governance, and financial outcomes as part of portfolio construction. It will specifically exclude assets involving the farming of ...