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NAB posts bumper profit

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
National Australia Bank recorded a 76.85% increase in cash earnings to $6.56 billion in its full-year results and outlined a new oil and gas policy. The big four bank also report a statutory net profit of $6.36 billion, up from $2.50 billion in 2020. ...

AustralianSuper, LUCRF push ahead on merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
The boards of $7.4 billion LUCRF Super and $230 billion AustralianSuper have approved a Heads of Agreement as they continue to advance discussions towards a merger. This agreement follows the successful completion of due diligence by the two funds and ...

Mirae Asset Global Investments adds to team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
The $284 billion South Korean asset manager has made two appointments as it grows its local presence. Olya Zenchenko joins Mirae Asset as marketing manager and Rose Nguyen as an alternative fund analyst. Zenchenko was previously digital marketing manager ...

Most shorted companies on ASX: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
Australia's most shorted listed companies include several mining and resources companies along with Crown Resorts and accounting software firm Xero. That's according to new analysis from US-based researcher Fintel. It reported that as of October 31 ...

Federation AM partners with BlackRock

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
Federation Asset Management has entered into a joint venture with BlackRock Real Assets to invest in childcare real estate in Australia. The joint venture will acquire Federation's Australian childcare real estate assets as well as fund future acquisitions ...

Future Fund hits $199 billion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
Future Fund's latest portfolio update shows the sovereign wealth fund is just shy of hitting $200 billion. "After the exceptional 22% return in 2020-21, the Future Fund continued to grow in the September 2021 quarter. Delivering a 10-year return of ...

Sally Loane resigns as FSC chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
The Financial Services Council has announced that Sally Loane will step down as chief executive at the end of the year. Loane has led the industry body for seven years, including through the Royal Commission and its aftermath. In her time, Loane was ...

Scariest themes for investors revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
A new survey from Citi has revealed what fund managers, chief executives and chief financial officers across Australia and New Zealand are most concerned about. Stagflation, China's slowdown and a global energy crunch were top of mind for over 1500 ...

VFMC investment stewardship lead exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
The head of investment stewardship at VFMC has departed, with an interim replacement appointed. VFMC has confirmed the departure of Talieh Williams, its head of investment stewardship for the last 18 months. Williams joined VFMC in February 2020 from ...

Real Asset Management to list REIT, makes hire

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
The wealth and asset manager is set to list its essential services REIT and has appointed the former MA Financial Group head of technology as chief technology officer. After first f lagging the listing in December last year, the firm will list the RAM ...