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Aussie share funds boast stellar 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... suffered relative to the index. "On a one-year basis, those stocks were also the leading performers, in addition to Wesfarmers, Transurban and Fortescue Metals Group." The S&P/ASX MidCap 50 Index continued to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 in the December ...

Fossil fuel exposures climb at UniSuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... (coal transport), Enbridge (US oil and gas pipelines, new addition to portfolio) and the exclusion of Rio Tinto and Wesfarmers following divestment of their fossil fuel divisions." In August, UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said simply ...

Industry veterans recognised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... supporter of women in leadership roles and an advocate for social justice. Diane Smith-Gander, non-executive director of Wesfarmers and AGL Energy, was also highlighted. She spent 11 years in banking and was head of Westpac's business and technology ...

Call for super funds to divest gambling interests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... - has an exposure to gambling through its approximately $685 million holding in Woolworths, $619 million holding in Wesfarmers and $255 million holding in Coles. An Australian Ethical video produced as part of the campaign named AMP as a super fund that ...

Former Westpac GM joins APRA review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... previously a partner at global management consultant McKinsey & Company, and currently serves as a non-executive director of Wesfarmers. Joining Smith-Gander on the review panel will be former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Grant ...

Asset manager shutters two funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... financials, materials and energy stocks. The latest fund update showed ANZ, NAB, Woodside, Westpac, Iluka Resources, Wesfarmers and Oil Search were among its top holdings. The fund was $17.52 million in size. It charged management fees of 1.99% per annum. ...

SMSFs seek offshore diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... 2018 were Westpac; Commonwealth Bank; Magellan Global Fund; BHP Billiton; ANZ; NAB; Platinum International Fund; CLS; Wesfarmers; and Telstra. SuperConcepts surveyed 2600 SMSFs, representing $3.2 billion in total assets.

Drought-hit farmers turn to advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... superannuation payments when the season is good, hitting the $25,000 concessional contribution cap; and they have held on to old Wesfarmers shares which have appreciated over time. While frost-affected farmers stuck to their Wesfarmers stocks, some were ...

Finance sector in top three for giving: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... GivingLarge report, analysed community investments made by Australia's top 50 publicly listed companies, revealing Wesfarmers and CSL lead the way for Australian corporate philanthropy by way of cash donations, time volunteering and gifts in kind. The ...

Airlie backs financials but wary on banks

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... business quality tests. She said the manager would invest in TPG over Telstra, and there are good investment cases for Wesfarmers, CSL, Qantas and Reece.