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Key advice reforms tabled

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
New regulation that requires financial advisers to disclose conflicts of interest and stamp out fees-for-no service have been tabled in parliament. The Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2020 aims to strengthen many ...

Kiwi firm rejects AustralianSuper takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
AustralianSuper's attempt to takeover a New Zealand infrastructure and renewable energy company for $5.1 billion has been rejected. The New Zealand stock exchange-listed Infratil (IFT) this morning rejected the bid, saying that the proposals are ...

Cbus expands clean-energy holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
Cbus has completed the acquisition of a renewable energy asset with the help of a consortium. The partnership with Capital Dynamics and other investors acquired a direct undisclosed interest in two solar photovoltaic (the process of converting light ...

Pan-Asian equities to perform well: Longlead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
Despite the tumultuous market conditions brought about this year, Longlead Capital Partners believes Pan-Asia equities are set to deliver a strong performance in 2021. The region delivered positives returns and outperformed global peers in 2020 which ...

AustralianSuper net-zero promise flawed: MarketForces

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
AustralianSuper's promise to go net-zero in carbon emissions by 2050 fails to "match, let alone improve on" what its peer funds are doing, says MarketForces. Last Thursday, AustralianSuper said it would target net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 to ...

Cashwerkz director departs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
Cashwerkz has announced the retirement of a long-serving non-executive director. Nathan Leman had been on the board since 2010 and took responsibility for the design and implementation of the corporate infrastructure including IT projects. Throughout ...

AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
AustralianSuper is pledging to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in its investment portfolios and ramping up its commitment to renewables. Following a board meeting in October, the super fund decided it was in members' best interest that it positions ...

Aware Super backs electricity transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
Aware Super is voicing its support for the state government's initiative to modernise the electricity system for New South Wales. The NSW government's newly-unveiled Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap aims to transition the state's electricity supply ...

Hastings founder launches new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Hastings Funds Management's founder Mike Fitzpatrick is launching a new wholesale fund that will invest in unlisted infrastructure. The TRUE Infrastructure Fund will use a fund-of-fund structure to invest in funds from two managers, ATLAS Infrastructure ...

ANZ sees profits plummet, plans to exit thermal coal

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
ANZ has felt the wrath of the pandemic, reporting a 42% loss on cash profit in its full year results as it tries to protect itself from future credit losses. It has also updated its climate policy, saying it will exit thermal coal by 2030. The bank's ...