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Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... in the article. Many super funds are guided by ESG policies that screen controversial weapons for actively managed investments - but not for passive strategies. TelstraSuper, for example, maintains a general investment exclusion for manufacturers of ...

Bitcoin ETFs given green light by US regulator

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... Bitcoin ETF application from major institutional investment players such as BlackRock, Fidelity, Invesco, VanEck, Ark Investments, and Grayscale, opening the door for Australian retail investors and financial advisers to access US listed bitcoin spot ...

Former adviser misled ASIC during investigation: Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... information during a compulsory examination, hence breaching section 64(1) of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth). ASIC referred the matter to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. If found guilty, he could ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... not transfer to Mercer. 3) Retail super funds plan to merge (July 26) In July, Colonial First State's Avanteos Investments made the decision to close encircle Super and transfer all member accounts to Centric Super. The decision was driven by a need ...

BlackRock plans to launch Ethereum ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... associated with the Trust's Ether in cold storage. Retail investors, limited in their options for US-regulated ETF investments in Ethereum, have been compelled to turn to "riskier alternatives," NASDAQ said. Consequently, it said the approval of an Ethereum ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... disclosures to limit any potential liability, creating confusion in the market." The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) "will play an important role in this transitional period, to ensure best practice reporting, and that all efforts ...

Renato Mota to leave Insignia Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... managing director of the group. Since, the group completed two major acquisitions - ANZ's OnePath pensions and investments business and that of MLC from NAB, eventually creating Insignia Financial. "Over his time with the group, Renato has been instrumental ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... causing, contributing to or being directly linked to adverse human rights impacts or violations of IHL through their investments; and where impacts occur, to address and remedy those impacts," the toolkit said. "There are an ever-present number of armed ...

Super tax change to impact SMSF members: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... sharp bear market decline. This means there is a strong possibility a member can effectively be cumulatively taxed on investments that make an overall loss without any real recourse to recover their tax expense," the SMSFA commented. The association's ...

US regulator fines DWS US$25m for greenwashing, AML offences

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... accounts". DWS marketed itself as a leader in ESG adhering to specific policies to integrate such considerations into its investments. However, from August 2018 until late 2021, DWS failed to adequately implement certain provisions of its global ESG ...