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Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... Limited; Tobacco : Amcor PLC; Russian entities : Gazprom PJSC and Rosneft Oil Company; Oil Tar Sands : ConocoPhillips; Coal Mining : Coronado Global Resources Inc., New Hope Corporation Limited and Whitehaven Coal Limited. "ASIC also alleges that following ...

Banking sector fears propel family offices towards metals

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... sector instability grows, according to a new study by Tresor Gold. The research was conducted in April among 100 metals and mining investors working for sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, and 20 family ...

Integro Private Wealth welcomes GM

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... advisers." Gilmour highlighted that the post-pandemic economy has led to several high-liquidity events, particularly in the mining and agriculture sectors, driving the demand for private wealth services. Integro Private Wealth added: "This appointment ...

Marriage splits for Australia's richest

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... (Twiggy) Forrest and his wife Nicola separated after 31 years of marriage but said the decision would have no impact on their mining business. Unfortunately for Twiggy however, the divorce is set to reduce his paper wealth by 60%, taking him from the ...

Tax miners, major corporates to tackle housing shortage: CFMEU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) is calling for the introduction of a $28 billion annual super profits tax to close the gap in social and affordable housing. The CFMEU commissioned Oxford Independent Economics to ...

MA Financial Group expands research team

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... has appointed Paul Hissey to the role of executive director. Hissey brings over 20 years' experience as an analyst in the mining sector, with roles at Goldman Sachs and the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). In his new Melbourne-based role, Hissey will lead ...

Ag sector boosts Australia's productivity

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... neared the bottom of the list at 2.3%, not far behind accommodation and food services at 0.5% and retail trade at 0.1%. The mining industry (-2.8%) experienced the steepest decline in real output and productivity for the second consecutive year. The ...

Super funds embrace offshore investment, internal teams

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... Kristian Fok drew attention to the narrow sectoral focus on the Australian sharemarket, which is dominated by finance and mining companies. He argued that foreign markets offer better exposure to sectors like healthcare and technology. "As you get bigger ...

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF: A landmark institutional event?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... in April 2024. The Bitcoin halving is a pre-scheduled event, occurring around every four years, in which the reward for mining new blocks - verifying the transactions on the blockchain - is cut by 50%. This mechanism, built into Bitcoin's code, effectively ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... for his expertise in government, investment, climate policy, and industrial relations, as well as a background in coal mining engineering, Combet will chair the Net Zero Agency. He will resign as chair of IFM Investors and ISA effective from June 30. ...